Chiral self-organized single 2D-layers of tetramers from a functional donor–acceptor molecule by the surface template effect
Anna J. Kny, Max Reimer, Noah Al‐Shamery, Ritu Tomar, Thomas Bredow, Selina Olthof, Dirk Hertel, Klaus Meerholz, M. Sokołowski
Abstract
Merocyanine molecules assemble in a highly ordered layer on the template given by the Ag(100) surface. They arrange in chiral aggregates of four molecules. This tetramer formation differs from dimer formation typical for bulk structures.
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MoleculeAcceptorSurface (topology)Materials scienceCrystallographyChemical physicsNanotechnologyComputational chemistryChemistryCondensed matter physicsOrganic chemistryGeometryPhysicsMathematicsSurface Chemistry and CatalysisMolecular Junctions and NanostructuresAdvanced Chemical Physics Studies