Molecular superlattices induced by alkyl substitutions in self-assembled triphenylene monolayers

P Wu; Q Zeng; S Xu; C Wang; S Yin; C L Bai

doi:10.1002/1439-7641(20011217)2:12<750::AID-CPHC750>3.0.CO;2-9

Molecular superlattices induced by alkyl substitutions in self-assembled triphenylene monolayers

Chemphyschem. 2001 Dec 17;2(12):750-4. doi: 10.1002/1439-7641(20011217)2:12<750::AID-CPHC750>3.0.CO;2-9.

Authors

P Wu¹, Q Zeng, S Xu, C Wang, S Yin, C L Bai

Affiliation

¹ Center for Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.

PMID: 23686927
DOI: 10.1002/1439-7641(20011217)2:12<750::AID-CPHC750>3.0.CO;2-9

Abstract

The configuration of the superlattices, formed from liquid-crystalline molecules on a graphite surface, are controllable through their alkyl substituents. This control may be attributed to the interplay of molecular steric interaction and the 2 D crystallization of alkyl chains. Two such lattices, as observed by STM, are shown in the accompanying graphic (C12- and (inset) C14-substituted molecules).