Heyen AJJV, Buron CC, Tianshi Q, Bauer R, Jonas AM, Müllen K, De Schryver FC, De Feyter S. Guiding the self-assembly of a second-generation polyphenylene dendrimer into well-defined patterns.
SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2008;
4:1160-1167. [PMID:
18651629 DOI:
10.1002/smll.200701009]
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Abstract
A second-generation polyphenylene dendrimer 1 is shown to self-assemble into nanofibers. To guide the formation of the dendrimer fibers into well-defined patterns, 1H,1H,2H,2H-perfluorodecyltrichlorosilane is grafted in the gas phase onto a silicon substrate. De-wetting of the solution on the nanopatterned surface results in the formation of a nanostructured template, into which fiber growth subsequently occurs under the constraints set by the de-wetted morphology.
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