Issue 18, 2018

Spatially resolved acyl transfer on surface by organo-catalytic scanning probe nanolithography (o-cSPL)

Abstract

Groundbreaking research done in the area of nanolithography makes it a versatile tool to produce nanopatterns for a broad range of chemical surface functionalization or physical modifications. We report for the first time an organocatalytic scanning probe nanolithography (o-cSPL) approach. Covalent binding of an organocatalyst on the apex of an atomic force microscope (AFM) tip gives way to a system that allows the formation of locally defined acylated-alcohol patterns on self-assembled monolayers (SAMs). With resolutions comparable to those of other cSPL methods, this first example of o-cSPL holds promise for future applications of bottom-up nanolithography set-ups employing this novel technique.

Graphical abstract: Spatially resolved acyl transfer on surface by organo-catalytic scanning probe nanolithography (o-cSPL)

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Article information

Article type
Edge Article
Submitted
18 jan 2018
Accepted
16 apr 2018
First published
16 apr 2018
This article is Open Access

All publication charges for this article have been paid for by the Royal Society of Chemistry
Creative Commons BY license

Chem. Sci., 2018,9, 4280-4284

Spatially resolved acyl transfer on surface by organo-catalytic scanning probe nanolithography (o-cSPL)

J. Botton, K. Gratzer, C. François, V. Mesquita, L. Patrone, T. S. Balaban, S. Clair, J. Parrain and O. Chuzel, Chem. Sci., 2018, 9, 4280 DOI: 10.1039/C8SC00294K

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