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examples. However, one remaining challenge to enable future applications in nanoscience is to provide potential functionalities to the physisorbed adlayer. This work reviews a recently developed strategy that addresses this key issue by taking advantage of a new concept, Janustecton materials. This is a
. Face A was designed to act as a pedestal capable of steering a 2D self-assembly onto the substrate, while B is a functional entity (e.g., a chromophore). The spacer acts as a pillar ensuring the decoupling of the B face from the substrate. Moreover, if the Janustecton is laying on the substrate via
-covalent functionalization of graphene by supramolecular self-assembly
In the third stage, it was recently demonstrated that the Janustecton concept is a versatile platform that can be used towards the non-covalent functionalization of graphene [25]. Before presenting the details of this strategy, it must
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Molecular structure and schematic representation of the “molecular clip” illustrating its specific ...