Two-dimensional molecular networks at the solid/liquid interface and the role of alkyl chains in their building blocks
- Suyi Liu,
- Yasuo Norikane and
- Yoshihiro Kikkawa
Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2023, 14, 872–892, doi:10.3762/bjnano.14.72
Figure 1: Intermolecular interactions related to the formation of 2D assemblies at the solid/liquid interface....
Figure 2: (a) DFT-optimized geometry of n-dodecane adsorbed on C96H24 as a HOPG model. The carbon and hydroge...
Scheme 1: Chemical structure of B-OC16 [71].
Figure 3: (a–c) STM images of the B-OC16 physisorbed monolayers at the HOPG/1-phenyloctane interface and (d–f...
Scheme 2: Chemical structure of m-quinonemonoimines with different alkyl chain lengths (C12m–C22m) [72].
Figure 4: (a–f) STM images formed at the HOPG/TCB interface. (a–c) C12m, C14m, and C16m form complete double-...
Scheme 3: Chemical structure of the NDI derivatives [88].
Figure 5: (a–c) Representative STM images of physisorbed monolayers of NDI formed at the HOPG/1–tetradecene i...
Scheme 4: Chemical structures of (a) DBA and (b) bisDBA derivatives [91].
Figure 6: (a, c) STM images of physisorbed monolayers of DBA-C10 and DBA-OC14 formed at the HOPG/TCB interfac...
Scheme 5: Chemical structures of pyridine-based (Py-Cn), tetrafluoroiodobenzene-based molecules (FI-Cn), and ...
Figure 7: (a, c, f) STM images of blend systems in Py-C15/FI-C15, Py-C14/FI-C14, and Py-C14/FI-C14/COR at the...
Scheme 6: Chemical structures of Py-3,5 and FI-3,4 [109].
Figure 8: (a) STM image of the Py-3,5/FI-3,4 blend at the HOPG/1-phenyloctane interface and (b) its molecular...
Scheme 7: Chemical structures of perylene–bithiophene–perylene (PBTP) with (a) dimethylaminopropyl chains, (b...
Figure 9: (a, c, e) STM images of the physisorbed monolayers at the HOPG/1-phenyloctane interface, and (b, d,...
Scheme 8: Chemical structure of DBA-OC14-OC1 [111].
Figure 10: (a, c, e) STM images of the physisorbed monolayers at the HOPG/TCB interface and (b, d, f) their mo...
Scheme 9: Chemical structures of 1-HA-OCn and 2-HA-OCn [129].
Figure 11: (a, d) STM images of the physisorbed monolayers at the HOPG/1-octanoic acid interface, (b, c, e, f)...
Scheme 10: Chemical structures of isobutenyl ether compounds with differently linked alkyl chains before and a...
Figure 12: (a–f) STM images of the physisorbed monolayers at the HOPG/1-phenyloctane interface. The molecular ...
Figure 13: STM images of the OCn and CCn blends with different ratios: (a, b) n = 15 and (c, d) n =16. The ble...
Figure 14: (a, b) STM images of DBA-OC10 at the HOPG/(S)-2-octanol and HOPG/(R)-2-octanol interface, respectiv...
Scheme 11: Chemical structures of NDI-Cn and NDI-uCn (n = 28 and 33) [153].
Figure 15: (a–d) Large-scale STM images (300 nm × 300 nm) of different NDI compounds at the HOPG/1-phenyloctan...
Figure 16: Schematic representation of porphyrin substituted with (a) normal alkyl (P-N) and (b) alkynyl chain...
Scheme 12: Chemical structures of OC15F and CC15 [132].
Figure 17: (a) STM image and (b) molecular model of the self-assembled structure of the OC15F/CC15 blend at th...
Figure 18: (a–d) STM images of NCn (n = 18–21) physisorbed at the HOPG/1-phenylnonane interface. Molecular mod...
