Stereocontrolled multilayer growth of supramolecular porous networks at the interface between graphite and a solution was investigated. For this study, we designed a chiral dehydrobenzo[12]annulene (DBA) building block bearing alkoxy chains substituted at the 2 position with hydroxy groups, which enable van der Waals stabilization in a layer and po...
The realization of self-assembled molecular-electronic films, whose room-temperature transport properties are controlled by quantum interference (QI), is an essential step in the scale-up of QI effects from single molecules to parallel arrays of molecules. Recently, the effect of destructive QI (DQI) on the electrical conductance of self-assembled ...
Figuring out the wetting behavior and interfacial structure of ionic liquid (IL) droplets on solid surfaces is imperative for the new IL-based application in the field of chemical engineering. In this work, the quantitative relations between the wetting properties and solid surface property are explored through molecular dynamics simulations. Inter...
Figuring out the wetting behavior and interfacial structure of ionic liquid (IL) droplets on solid surfaces is imperative for the new IL-based application in the field of chemical engineering. In this work, the quantitative relations between the wetting properties and solid surface property are explored through molecular dynamics simulations. Inter...
Controlled double-deck packing is an appealing means to expand upon conventional 2D self-assembly which is critical in crystal engineering, yet it is rare and poorly understood. Herein, we report the first systematic study of double-deck assembly in a series of alkylated aminoquinone derivatives at the liquid-solid interface. The competition betwee...
There have recently been reports of extraordinarily long screening lengths in concentrated electrolytes and which vary non-monotonically with ion concentration. There were several attempts to explain these puzzling observations. In this communication we further explore possibilities to rationalise those results. Our analysis does not yet close the ...
Published in Physical chemistry chemical physics : PCCP
The growth and characterisation of a non-planar phthalocyanine (vanadyl phthalocyanine, VOPc) on a complete monolayer (ML) of a planar phthalocyanine (Iron(II) phthalocyanine, FePc) on an Au(111) surface, has been investigated using ultra-high vacuum (UHV) scanning tunnelling microscopy (STM) and low energy electron diffraction (LEED). The surface ...
Published in Scientific reports
The growth of ultra-thin KCl films on the Si(111)7 × 7 reconstructed surface has been investigated as a function of KCl coverage and substrate temperature. The structure and morphology of the films were characterized by means of scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) under ultra-high vacuum (UHV) conditions. Detailed analysis of the atomically resolve...
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