Patterning of robust self-assembled n-type hexaazatrinaphthylene-based nanorods and nanowires by microcontact printing

Hin-Lap Yip; Jingyu Zou; Hong Ma; Yanqing Tian; Neil M Tucker; Alex K-Y Jen

doi:10.1021/ja064934k

Patterning of robust self-assembled n-type hexaazatrinaphthylene-based nanorods and nanowires by microcontact printing

J Am Chem Soc. 2006 Oct 11;128(40):13042-3. doi: 10.1021/ja064934k.

Authors

Hin-Lap Yip¹, Jingyu Zou, Hong Ma, Yanqing Tian, Neil M Tucker, Alex K-Y Jen

Affiliation

¹ Department of Materials Science and Engineering , University of Washington, Seattle, 98195, USA.

PMID: 17017770
DOI: 10.1021/ja064934k

Abstract

The one-dimensional (1-D) self-assembly property of an n-type hexaazatrinaphthylene (HATNA) discotic pi-conjugated molecule was studied. Structurally robust unimolecular columnar stacks of HATNA with tunable length have been fabricated through a combination of supramolecular self-assembly and post-polymerization approach. Moreover, microcontact printing can be utilized to transfer the self-assembled nanostructures to the surface to create desired functional patterns.