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Wu X, Borca B, Sen S, Koslowski S, Abb S, Rosenblatt DP, Gallardo A, Mendieta-Moreno JI, Nachtigall M, Jelinek P, Rauschenbach S, Kern K, Schlickum U. Molecular sensitised probe for amino acid recognition within peptide sequences. Nat Commun 2023; 14:8335. [PMID: 38097575 PMCID: PMC10721870 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-43844-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2022] [Accepted: 11/21/2023] [Indexed: 12/17/2023] Open
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The combination of low-temperature scanning tunnelling microscopy with a mass-selective electro-spray ion-beam deposition established the investigation of large biomolecules at nanometer and sub-nanometer scale. Due to complex architecture and conformational freedom, however, the chemical identification of building blocks of these biopolymers often relies on the presence of markers, extensive simulations, or is not possible at all. Here, we present a molecular probe-sensitisation approach addressing the identification of a specific amino acid within different peptides. A selective intermolecular interaction between the sensitiser attached at the tip-apex and the target amino acid on the surface induces an enhanced tunnelling conductance of one specific spectral feature, which can be mapped in spectroscopic imaging. Density functional theory calculations suggest a mechanism that relies on conformational changes of the sensitiser that are accompanied by local charge redistributions in the tunnelling junction, which, in turn, lower the tunnelling barrier at that specific part of the peptide.
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- Xu Wu
- Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research, Stuttgart, Germany
- School of Integrated Circuits and Electronics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, 100081, China
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- Institute of Applied Physics and Laboratory for Emerging Nanometrology, Technische Universität Braunschweig, 38104, Braunschweig, Germany
- National Institute of Materials Physics, 077125, Magurele, Romania
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- Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Science, Prague, Czech Republic
- Department of Condensed Matter Physics, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Science, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Science, Prague, Czech Republic.
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- Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research, Stuttgart, Germany.
- Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
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- Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research, Stuttgart, Germany
- Institut de Physique, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research, Stuttgart, Germany.
- Institute of Applied Physics and Laboratory for Emerging Nanometrology, Technische Universität Braunschweig, 38104, Braunschweig, Germany.
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Seibel J, Fittolani G, Mirhosseini H, Wu X, Rauschenbach S, Anggara K, Seeberger PH, Delbianco M, Kühne TD, Schlickum U, Kern K. Visualizing Chiral Interactions in Carbohydrates Adsorbed on Au(111) by High-Resolution STM Imaging. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202305733. [PMID: 37522820 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202305733] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2023] [Revised: 07/03/2023] [Accepted: 07/31/2023] [Indexed: 08/01/2023]
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Carbohydrates are the most abundant organic material on Earth and the structural "material of choice" in many living systems. Nevertheless, design and engineering of synthetic carbohydrate materials presently lag behind that for protein and nucleic acids. Bottom-up engineering of carbohydrate materials demands an atomic-level understanding of their molecular structures and interactions in condensed phases. Here, high-resolution scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) is used to visualize at submolecular resolution the three-dimensional structure of cellulose oligomers assembled on Au(1111) and the interactions that drive their assembly. The STM imaging, supported by ab initio calculations, reveals the orientation of all glycosidic bonds and pyranose rings in the oligomers, as well as details of intermolecular interactions between the oligomers. By comparing the assembly of D- and L-oligomers, these interactions are shown to be enantioselective, capable of driving spontaneous enantioseparation of cellulose chains from its unnatural enantiomer and promoting the formation of engineered carbohydrate assemblies in the condensed phases.
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- Johannes Seibel
- Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research, 70569, Stuttgart, Germany
- Institute of Applied Physics and Laboratory for Emerging Nanometrology, Technische Universität Braunschweig, 38104, Braunschweig, Germany
- Current address: Institute of Physical Chemistry, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), 76131, Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, 14476, Potsdam, Germany
- Institute for Chemistry and Biochemistry, Free University Berlin, 14195, Berlin, Germany
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- Dynamics of Condensed Matter and Center for Sustainable Systems Design, Chair of Theoretical Chemistry, University of Paderborn, 33098, Paderborn, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research, 70569, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research, 70569, Stuttgart, Germany
- Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, OX13TA, Oxford, UK
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- Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research, 70569, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, 14476, Potsdam, Germany
- Institute for Chemistry and Biochemistry, Free University Berlin, 14195, Berlin, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, 14476, Potsdam, Germany
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- Dynamics of Condensed Matter and Center for Sustainable Systems Design, Chair of Theoretical Chemistry, University of Paderborn, 33098, Paderborn, Germany
- Center for Advanced Systems Understanding (CASUS) and Helmholtz Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, 02826, Görlitz, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research, 70569, Stuttgart, Germany
- Institute of Applied Physics and Laboratory for Emerging Nanometrology, Technische Universität Braunschweig, 38104, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research, 70569, Stuttgart, Germany
- Institut de Physique, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, 1015, Lausanne, Switzerland
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Lipton-Duffin J, MacLeod J. Innovations in nanosynthesis: emerging techniques for precision, scalability, and spatial control in reactions of organic molecules on solid surfaces. JOURNAL OF PHYSICS. CONDENSED MATTER : AN INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS JOURNAL 2023; 35:183001. [PMID: 36876935 DOI: 10.1088/1361-648x/acbc01] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2022] [Accepted: 02/13/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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The surface science-based approach to synthesising new organic materials on surfaces has gained considerable attention in recent years, owing to its success in facilitating the formation of novel 0D, 1D and 2D architectures. The primary mechanism used to date has been the catalytic transformation of small organic molecules through substrate-enabled reactions. In this Topical Review, we provide an overview of alternate approaches to controlling molecular reactions on surfaces. These approaches include light, electron and ion-initiated reactions, electrospray ionisation deposition-based techniques, collisions of neutral atoms and molecules, and superhydrogenation. We focus on the opportunities afforded by these alternative approaches, in particular where they may offer advantages in terms of selectivity, spatial control or scalability.
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- Josh Lipton-Duffin
- School of Chemistry and Physics and Centre for Materials Science, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, Australia
- Central Analytical Research Facility, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, Australia
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- School of Chemistry and Physics and Centre for Materials Science, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, Australia
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Scherb S, Hinaut A, Yao X, Götz A, Al-Hilfi SH, Wang XY, Hu Y, Qiu Z, Song Y, Müllen K, Glatzel T, Narita A, Meyer E. Solution-Synthesized Extended Graphene Nanoribbons Deposited by High-Vacuum Electrospray Deposition. ACS NANO 2023; 17:597-605. [PMID: 36542550 PMCID: PMC9835822 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.2c09748] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2022] [Accepted: 11/23/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Solution-synthesized graphene nanoribbons (GNRs) facilitate various interesting structures and functionalities, like nonplanarity and thermolabile functional groups, that are not or not easily accessible by on-surface synthesis. Here, we show the successful high-vacuum electrospray deposition (HVESD) of well-elongated solution-synthesized GNRs on surfaces maintained in ultrahigh vacuum. We compare three distinct GNRs, a twisted nonplanar fjord-edged GNR, a methoxy-functionalized "cove"-type (or also called gulf) GNR, and a longer "cove"-type GNR both equipped with alkyl chains on Au(111). Nc-AFM measurements at room temperature with submolecular imaging combined with Raman spectroscopy allow us to characterize individual GNRs and confirm their chemical integrity. The fjord-GNR and methoxy-GNR are additionally deposited on nonmetallic HOPG and SiO2, and fjord-GNR is deposited on a KBr(001) surface, facilitating the study of GNRs on substrates, as of now not accessible by on-surface synthesis.
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- Sebastian Scherb
- Department
of Physics, University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 82, 4056, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department
of Physics, University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 82, 4056, Basel, Switzerland
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- Max
Plank Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128, Mainz, Germany
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- Max
Plank Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128, Mainz, Germany
- Department
of Chemistry, Johannes Gutenberg University
Mainz, Duesbergweg 10-14, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Max
Plank Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128, Mainz, Germany
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- Max
Plank Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128, Mainz, Germany
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- Max
Plank Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128, Mainz, Germany
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- Max
Plank Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128, Mainz, Germany
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- Department
of Physics, University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 82, 4056, Basel, Switzerland
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- Max
Plank Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128, Mainz, Germany
- Department
of Chemistry, Johannes Gutenberg University
Mainz, Duesbergweg 10-14, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Department
of Physics, University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 82, 4056, Basel, Switzerland
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- Max
Plank Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128, Mainz, Germany
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- Department
of Physics, University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 82, 4056, Basel, Switzerland
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de Oteyza DG, Frederiksen T. Carbon-based nanostructures as a versatile platform for tunable π-magnetism. JOURNAL OF PHYSICS. CONDENSED MATTER : AN INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS JOURNAL 2022; 34:443001. [PMID: 35977474 DOI: 10.1088/1361-648x/ac8a7f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2022] [Accepted: 08/17/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Emergence ofπ-magnetism in open-shell nanographenes has been theoretically predicted decades ago but their experimental characterization was elusive due to the strong chemical reactivity that makes their synthesis and stabilization difficult. In recent years, on-surface synthesis under vacuum conditions has provided unprecedented opportunities for atomically precise engineering of nanographenes, which in combination with scanning probe techniques have led to a substantial progress in our capabilities to realize localized electron spin states and to control electron spin interactions at the atomic scale. Here we review the essential concepts and the remarkable advances in the last few years, and outline the versatility of carbon-basedπ-magnetic materials as an interesting platform for applications in spintronics and quantum technologies.
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- Dimas G de Oteyza
- Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology Research Center (CINN), CSIC-UNIOVI-PA, E-33940 El Entrego, Spain
- Donostia International Physics Center (DIPC)-UPV/EHU, E-20018 San Sebastián, Spain
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- Donostia International Physics Center (DIPC)-UPV/EHU, E-20018 San Sebastián, Spain
- Ikerbasque, Basque Foundation for Science, E-48013 Bilbao, Spain
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Hou ICY, Hinaut A, Scherb S, Meyer E, Narita A, Müllen K. Synthesis of Giant Dendritic Polyphenylenes with 366 and 546 Carbon Atoms and their High-vacuum Electrospray Deposition. Chem Asian J 2022; 17:e202200220. [PMID: 35381624 PMCID: PMC9321752 DOI: 10.1002/asia.202200220] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2022] [Revised: 03/31/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Dendritic polyphenylenes (PPs) can serve as precursors of nanographenes (NGs) if their structures represent 2D projections without overlapping benzene rings. Here, we report the synthesis of two giant dendritic PPs fulfilling this criteria with 366 and 546 carbon atoms by applying a “layer‐by‐layer” extension strategy. Although our initial attempts on their cyclodehydrogenation toward the corresponding NGs in solution were unsuccessful, we achieved their deposition on metal substrates under ultrahigh vacuum through the electrospray technique. Scanning probe microscopy imaging provides valuable information on the possible thermally induced partial planarization of such giant dendritic PPs on a metal surface.
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- Ian Cheng-Yi Hou
- Max-Planck-Institut fur Polymerforschung, synthetic chemitry, GERMANY
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- University of Basel: Universitat Basel, physics, GERMANY
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- University of Basel: Universitat Basel, physics, GERMANY
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Polymerforschung: Max-Planck-Institut fur Polymerforschung, synthetic chemistry, GERMANY
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Polymerforschung, Ackermannweg 10, 55128, Mainz, GERMANY
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Jagdale GS, Choi MH, Siepser NP, Jeong S, Wang Y, Skalla RX, Huang K, Ye X, Baker LA. Electrospray deposition for single nanoparticle studies. ANALYTICAL METHODS : ADVANCING METHODS AND APPLICATIONS 2021; 13:4105-4113. [PMID: 34554166 DOI: 10.1039/d1ay01295a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Single entity electrochemical (SEE) studies that can probe activities and heterogeneity in activities at nanoscale require samples that contain single and isolated particles. Single, isolated nanoparticles are achieved here with electrospray deposition of colloidal nanoparticle solutions, with simple instrumentation. Role of three electrospray (ES) parameters, viz. spray distance (emitter tip-to-substrate distance), ES current and emitter tip diameter, in the ES deposition of single Au nano-octahedra (Au ODs) is examined. The ES deposition of single, isolated Au ODs are analyzed in terms of percentage of single NPs and local surface density of deposition. The local surface density of ES deposition of single Au ODs was found to increase with decrease in spray distance and emitter tip diameter, and increase in ES current. While the percentage of single particle ES deposition increased with increase in spray distance and decrease in emitter tip size. No significant change in the single Au ODs ES deposition percentage was observed with change in ES current values included in this study. The most favourable conditions in the ES deposition of Au ODs in this study resulted in the local surface density of 0.26 ± 0.05 single particles per μm2 and observation of 96.3% single Au OD deposition.
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- Gargi S Jagdale
- Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, 800 E Kirkwood Avenue, Bloomington, IN 47408, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, 800 E Kirkwood Avenue, Bloomington, IN 47408, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, 800 E Kirkwood Avenue, Bloomington, IN 47408, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, 800 E Kirkwood Avenue, Bloomington, IN 47408, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, 800 E Kirkwood Avenue, Bloomington, IN 47408, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, 800 E Kirkwood Avenue, Bloomington, IN 47408, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, 800 E Kirkwood Avenue, Bloomington, IN 47408, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, 800 E Kirkwood Avenue, Bloomington, IN 47408, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, 800 E Kirkwood Avenue, Bloomington, IN 47408, USA.
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Hinaut A, Scherb S, Freund S, Liu Z, Glatzel T, Meyer E. Influence of electrospray deposition on C 60 molecular assemblies. BEILSTEIN JOURNAL OF NANOTECHNOLOGY 2021; 12:552-558. [PMID: 34221801 PMCID: PMC8218541 DOI: 10.3762/bjnano.12.45] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2021] [Accepted: 06/01/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
Abstract
Maintaining clean conditions for samples during all steps of preparation and investigation is important for scanning probe studies at the atomic or molecular level. For large or fragile organic molecules, where sublimation cannot be used, high-vacuum electrospray deposition is a good alternative. However, because this method requires the introduction into vacuum of the molecules from solution, clean conditions are more difficult to be maintained. Additionally, because the presence of solvent on the surface cannot be fully eliminated, one has to take care of its possible influence. Here, we compare the high-vacuum electrospray deposition method to thermal evaporation for the preparation of C60 on different surfaces and compare, for sub-monolayer coverages, the influence of the deposition method on the formation of molecular assemblies. Whereas the island location is the main difference for metal surfaces, we observe for alkali halide and metal oxide substrates that the high-vacuum electrospray method can yield single isolated molecules accompanied by surface modifications.
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- Antoine Hinaut
- Department of Physics, University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 82, 4056 Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Physics, University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 82, 4056 Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Physics, University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 82, 4056 Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Physics, University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 82, 4056 Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Physics, University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 82, 4056 Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Physics, University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 82, 4056 Basel, Switzerland
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Ebeling R, Arasu NP, Bensch L, Schulze Lammers B, Mayer B, Müller TJJ, Vázquez H, Karthäuser S. Preservation of the donor-acceptor character of a carbazole-phenalenone dyad upon adsorption on Pt(111). NANOSCALE ADVANCES 2021; 3:538-549. [PMID: 36131745 PMCID: PMC9418732 DOI: 10.1039/d0na00925c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2020] [Accepted: 11/29/2020] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Donor-acceptor molecules are a subject of great attention due to their immense potential in molecular electronics and photovoltaics. Despite numerous extensive studies demonstrating their functionality in solution, the donor-acceptor character is usually lost upon adsorption on a conducting substrate. Here the concept of breaking the conjugation between the donor and acceptor unit by insertion of a bridge is used. Furthermore, the bridge introduces a kink into the dyad and thus, reduces the possibility of hybridization with the substrate. A donor-bridge-acceptor dyad composed of carbazole and phenalenone units joined through a flexible bridge is synthesized and deposited on a Pt(111) surface. Its electronic properties are investigated with a combination of low temperature scanning tunneling microscope measurements and density functional theory simulations. Two preferential adsorption configurations are identified, in which individual molecules form strong bonds to the substrate and to a Pt adatom. Differential conductance measurements and atomistic simulations evidence the preservation of a reduced donor-acceptor character upon adsorption of the molecule, where this reduction is ascribed to the strong molecule-metal hybridization. Our results highlight the changes in donor-acceptor character of the dyad induced by the substrate and provide guidelines for the use of donor-bridge-acceptor molecules as functional units in solid-state devices.
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- René Ebeling
- Peter Grünberg Institut (PGI-7), JARA-FIT Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH 52425 Jülich Germany
- Faculty 1 - Mathematics, Computer Science and Natural Science, RWTH Aachen University 52056 Aachen Germany
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- Institute of Physics, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic CZ-162 00 Prague 6 Czech Republic
- Department of Condensed Matter Physics, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University CZ-12116 Prague 2 Czech Republic
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- Institut für Organische Chemie und Makromolekulare Chemie, Heinrich-Heine Universität Düsseldorf, Universitätsstrasse 1 40225 Düsseldorf Germany
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- Peter Grünberg Institut (PGI-7), JARA-FIT Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH 52425 Jülich Germany
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- Institut für Organische Chemie und Makromolekulare Chemie, Heinrich-Heine Universität Düsseldorf, Universitätsstrasse 1 40225 Düsseldorf Germany
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- Institut für Organische Chemie und Makromolekulare Chemie, Heinrich-Heine Universität Düsseldorf, Universitätsstrasse 1 40225 Düsseldorf Germany
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- Institute of Physics, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic CZ-162 00 Prague 6 Czech Republic
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- Peter Grünberg Institut (PGI-7), JARA-FIT Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH 52425 Jülich Germany
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Li Q, Kartikowati CW, Iwaki T, Okuyama K, Ogi T. Enhanced magnetic performance of aligned wires assembled from nanoparticles: from nanoscale to macroscale. ROYAL SOCIETY OPEN SCIENCE 2020; 7:191656. [PMID: 32431870 PMCID: PMC7211840 DOI: 10.1098/rsos.191656] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2019] [Accepted: 03/26/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Magnetic wires in highly dense arrays, possessing unique magnetic properties, are eagerly anticipated for inexpensive and scalable fabrication technologies. This study reports a facile method to fabricate arrays of magnetic wires directly assembled from well-dispersed α″-Fe16N2/Al2O3 and Fe3O4 nanoparticles with average diameters of 45 nm and 65 nm, respectively. The magnetic arrays with a height scale of the order of 10 mm were formed on substrate surfaces, which were perpendicular to an applied magnetic field of 15 T. The applied magnetic field aligned the easy axis of the magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) and resulted in a significant enhancement of the magnetic performance. Hysteresis curves reveal that values of magnetic coercivity and remanent magnetization in the preferred magnetization direction are both higher than that of the nanoparticles, while these values in the perpendicular direction are both lower. Enhancement in the magnetic property for arrays made from spindle-shape α″-Fe16N2/Al2O3 nanoparticles is higher than that made from cube-like α″-Fe16N2/Al2O3 ones, owing to the shape anisotropy of MNPs. Furthermore, the assembled highly magnetic α″-Fe16N2/Al2O3 arrays produced a detectable magnetic field with an intensity of approximately 0.2 T. Although high-intensity external field benefits for the fabrication of magnetic arrays, the newly developed technique provides an environmentally friendly and feasible approach to fabricate magnetic wires in highly dense arrays in open environment condition.
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- Qing Li
- Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, People's Republic of China
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- JurusanTeknik Kimia, FakultasTeknik, Universitas Brawijaya, Jl. MT. Haryono 167, Malang 65145, Indonesia
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Hiroshima University, 1-4-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi, Hiroshima 739-8527, Japan
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Hiroshima University, 1-4-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi, Hiroshima 739-8527, Japan
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Hiroshima University, 1-4-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi, Hiroshima 739-8527, Japan
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Scherb S, Hinaut A, Pawlak R, Vilhena JG, Liu Y, Freund S, Liu Z, Feng X, Müllen K, Glatzel T, Narita A, Meyer E. Giant thermal expansion of a two-dimensional supramolecular network triggered by alkyl chain motion. COMMUNICATIONS MATERIALS 2020; 1:8. [PMID: 32259137 PMCID: PMC7099928 DOI: 10.1038/s43246-020-0009-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2019] [Accepted: 01/05/2020] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
Abstract
Thermal expansion, the response in shape, area or volume of a solid with heat, is usually large in molecular materials compared to their inorganic counterparts. Resulting from the intrinsic molecule flexibility, conformational changes or variable intermolecular interactions, the exact interplay between these mechanisms is however poorly understood down to the molecular level. Here, we investigate the structural variations of a two-dimensional supramolecular network on Au(111) consisting of shape persistent polyphenylene molecules equipped with peripheral dodecyl chains. By comparing high-resolution scanning probe microscopy and molecular dynamics simulations obtained at 5 and 300 K, we determine the thermal expansion coefficient of the assembly of 980 ± 110 × 10-6 K-1, twice larger than other molecular systems hitherto reported in the literature, and two orders of magnitude larger than conventional materials. This giant positive expansion originates from the increased mobility of the dodecyl chains with temperature that determine the intermolecular interactions and the network spacing.
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- Sebastian Scherb
- Department of Physics, University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 82, 4056 Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Physics, University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 82, 4056 Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Physics, University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 82, 4056 Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Physics, University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 82, 4056 Basel, Switzerland
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- Max Plank Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Physics, University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 82, 4056 Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Physics, University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 82, 4056 Basel, Switzerland
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- Faculty of Chemistry and Food Chemistry, TU Dresden, Mommsenstrasse 4, 01069 Dresden, Germany
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- Max Plank Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Physics, University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 82, 4056 Basel, Switzerland
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- Max Plank Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, 55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Physics, University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 82, 4056 Basel, Switzerland
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Tan A, Zhang P. Tailoring the growth and electronic structures of organic molecular thin films. JOURNAL OF PHYSICS. CONDENSED MATTER : AN INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS JOURNAL 2019; 31:503001. [PMID: 31422957 DOI: 10.1088/1361-648x/ab3c22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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In the rapidly developing electronics industry, it has become increasingly necessary to explore materials that are cheap, flexible and versatile which have led to significant research efforts towards organic molecular thin films. Organic molecules are unique compared to their inorganic atomic counterparts as their properties can be tuned drastically through chemical functionalization, offering versatility, though their extended shape and weak intermolecular interactions bring significant challenges to the control of both the growth and the electronic structures of molecular thin films. In this paper, we will review the self-assembly process and how to establish long-range ordered organic molecular thin films. We will also discuss how the electronic structures of thin films are impacted by the molecule's local electrostatic environment and its interaction with the substrate, within the context of controlling interfacial energy level alignment between organic semiconductors and electrodes in electronic devices.
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- Andrew Tan
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, United States of America
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Pawlak R, Vilhena JG, Hinaut A, Meier T, Glatzel T, Baratoff A, Gnecco E, Pérez R, Meyer E. Conformations and cryo-force spectroscopy of spray-deposited single-strand DNA on gold. Nat Commun 2019; 10:685. [PMID: 30737410 PMCID: PMC6368621 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-08531-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2018] [Accepted: 01/16/2019] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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Cryo-electron microscopy can determine the structure of biological matter in vitrified liquids. However, structure alone is insufficient to understand the function of native and engineered biomolecules. So far, their mechanical properties have mainly been probed at room temperature using tens of pico-newton forces with a resolution limited by thermal fluctuations. Here we combine force spectroscopy and computer simulations in cryogenic conditions to quantify adhesion and intra-molecular properties of spray-deposited single-strand DNA oligomers on Au(111). Sub-nanometer resolution images reveal folding conformations confirmed by simulations. Lifting shows a decay of the measured stiffness with sharp dips every 0.2-0.3 nm associated with the sequential peeling and detachment of single nucleotides. A stiffness of 30-35 N m-1 per stretched repeat unit is deduced in the nano-newton range. This combined study suggests how to better control cryo-force spectroscopy of adsorbed heterogeneous (bio)polymer and to potentially enable single-base recognition in DNA strands only few nanometers long.
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- Rémy Pawlak
- Department of Physics, University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 82, 4056, Basel, Switzerland.
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- Department of Physics, University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 82, 4056, Basel, Switzerland.,Departamento de Física Teórica de la Materia Condensada, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, E-28049, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Physics, University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 82, 4056, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Physics, University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 82, 4056, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Physics, University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 82, 4056, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Physics, University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 82, 4056, Basel, Switzerland
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- Otto Schott Institute of Materials Research, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, D-07742, Jena, Germany
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- Departamento de Física Teórica de la Materia Condensada, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, E-28049, Madrid, Spain. .,Condensed Matter Physics Center (IFIMAC), Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, E-28049, Madrid, Spain.
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- Department of Physics, University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 82, 4056, Basel, Switzerland.
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Freund S, Pawlak R, Moser L, Hinaut A, Steiner R, Marinakis N, Constable EC, Meyer E, Housecroft CE, Glatzel T. Transoid-to-Cisoid Conformation Changes of Single Molecules on Surfaces Triggered by Metal Coordination. ACS OMEGA 2018; 3:12851-12856. [PMID: 31458009 PMCID: PMC6645055 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.8b01792] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2018] [Accepted: 09/20/2018] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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Conformational isomers are stereoisomers that can interconvert over low potential barriers by rotation around a single bond. However, such bond rotation is hampered by geometrical constraints when molecules are adsorbed on surfaces. Here, we show that the adsorption of 4,4'-bis(4-carboxyphenyl)-6,6'-dimethyl-2,2'-bipyridine molecules on surfaces leads to the appearance of prochiral single molecules on NiO(001) and to enantiopure supramolecular domains on Au(111) surfaces containing the transoid-molecule conformation. Upon additional Fe adatom deposition, molecules undergo a controlled interconversion from a transoid-to-cisoid conformation as a result of coordination of the Fe atoms to the 2,2'-bipyridine moieties. As confirmed by atomic force microscopy images and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy measurements, the resulting molecular structures become irreversibly achiral.
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- Sara Freund
- Department
of Physics, University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 82, CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland
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- Department
of Physics, University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 82, CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland
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- Department
of Physics, University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 82, CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland
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- Department
of Physics, University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 82, CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland
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- Department
of Physics, University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 82, CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Basel, Mattenstrasse 24a, BPR 1096, CH-4058 Basel, Switzerland
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Basel, Mattenstrasse 24a, BPR 1096, CH-4058 Basel, Switzerland
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- Department
of Physics, University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 82, CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Basel, Mattenstrasse 24a, BPR 1096, CH-4058 Basel, Switzerland
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- Department
of Physics, University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 82, CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland
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Zhang Y, Schuler B, Fatayer S, Gross L, Harper MR, Kushnerick JD. Understanding the Effects of Sample Preparation on the Chemical Structures of Petroleum Imaged with Noncontact Atomic Force Microscopy. Ind Eng Chem Res 2018. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.8b03962] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Yunlong Zhang
- ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Co., 1545 Route 22 East, Annandale, New Jersey 08801, United States
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- IBM Research−Zurich, Säumerstrasse 4, 8803 Rüschlikon, Switzerland
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- IBM Research−Zurich, Säumerstrasse 4, 8803 Rüschlikon, Switzerland
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- IBM Research−Zurich, Säumerstrasse 4, 8803 Rüschlikon, Switzerland
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- ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Co., 1545 Route 22 East, Annandale, New Jersey 08801, United States
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- ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Co., 1545 Route 22 East, Annandale, New Jersey 08801, United States
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Müller V, Hinaut A, Moradi M, Baljozovic M, Jung TA, Shahgaldian P, Möhwald H, Hofer G, Kröger M, King BT, Meyer E, Glatzel T, Schlüter AD. A Two‐Dimensional Polymer Synthesized at the Air/Water Interface. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2018; 57:10584-10588. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201804937] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2018] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Vivian Müller
- Department of Materials, Polymer ChemistryETH Zurich Vladimir-Prelog Weg 5 8093 Zürich Switzerland
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- Department of PhysicsUniversity Basel Klingelbergstrasse 82 4056 Basel Switzerland
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- Laboratory for Micro- and NanotechnologyPaul Scherrer Institute 5232 Villigen Switzerland
- School of Life ScienceUniversity of Applied Sciences and ArtsNorthwestern Switzerland Gründenstrasse 40 4132 Muttenz Switzerland
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- Laboratory for Micro- and NanotechnologyPaul Scherrer Institute 5232 Villigen Switzerland
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- Laboratory for Micro- and NanotechnologyPaul Scherrer Institute 5232 Villigen Switzerland
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- School of Life ScienceUniversity of Applied Sciences and ArtsNorthwestern Switzerland Gründenstrasse 40 4132 Muttenz Switzerland
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- Max Planck Institute for Colloids and Interfaces Potsdam-Golm Science Park 14476 Potsdam Germany
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- Department of Materials, Polymer ChemistryETH Zurich Vladimir-Prelog Weg 5 8093 Zürich Switzerland
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- Department of Materials, Polymer PhysicsETH Zurich Leopold-Ruzicka-Weg 4 8093 Zürich Switzerland
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- Department of ChemistryUniversity of Nevada Reno NV 89557-0216 USA
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- Department of PhysicsUniversity Basel Klingelbergstrasse 82 4056 Basel Switzerland
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- Department of PhysicsUniversity Basel Klingelbergstrasse 82 4056 Basel Switzerland
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- Department of Materials, Polymer ChemistryETH Zurich Vladimir-Prelog Weg 5 8093 Zürich Switzerland
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Müller V, Hinaut A, Moradi M, Baljozovic M, Jung TA, Shahgaldian P, Möhwald H, Hofer G, Kröger M, King BT, Meyer E, Glatzel T, Schlüter AD. A Two‐Dimensional Polymer Synthesized at the Air/Water Interface. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201804937] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Vivian Müller
- Department of Materials, Polymer ChemistryETH Zurich Vladimir-Prelog Weg 5 8093 Zürich Switzerland
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- Department of PhysicsUniversity Basel Klingelbergstrasse 82 4056 Basel Switzerland
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- Laboratory for Micro- and NanotechnologyPaul Scherrer Institute 5232 Villigen Switzerland
- School of Life ScienceUniversity of Applied Sciences and ArtsNorthwestern Switzerland Gründenstrasse 40 4132 Muttenz Switzerland
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- Laboratory for Micro- and NanotechnologyPaul Scherrer Institute 5232 Villigen Switzerland
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- Laboratory for Micro- and NanotechnologyPaul Scherrer Institute 5232 Villigen Switzerland
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- School of Life ScienceUniversity of Applied Sciences and ArtsNorthwestern Switzerland Gründenstrasse 40 4132 Muttenz Switzerland
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- Max Planck Institute for Colloids and Interfaces Potsdam-Golm Science Park 14476 Potsdam Germany
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- Department of Materials, Polymer ChemistryETH Zurich Vladimir-Prelog Weg 5 8093 Zürich Switzerland
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- Department of Materials, Polymer PhysicsETH Zurich Leopold-Ruzicka-Weg 4 8093 Zürich Switzerland
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- Department of ChemistryUniversity of Nevada Reno NV 89557-0216 USA
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- Department of PhysicsUniversity Basel Klingelbergstrasse 82 4056 Basel Switzerland
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- Department of PhysicsUniversity Basel Klingelbergstrasse 82 4056 Basel Switzerland
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- Department of Materials, Polymer ChemistryETH Zurich Vladimir-Prelog Weg 5 8093 Zürich Switzerland
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Fatayer S, Poddar NB, Quiroga S, Schulz F, Schuler B, Kalpathy SV, Meyer G, Pérez D, Guitián E, Peña D, Wornat MJ, Gross L. Atomic Force Microscopy Identifying Fuel Pyrolysis Products and Directing the Synthesis of Analytical Standards. J Am Chem Soc 2018; 140:8156-8161. [DOI: 10.1021/jacs.8b02525] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803, United States
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- Centro Singular de Investigación en Química Biolóxica e Materiais Moleculares (CiQUS), Departamento de Química Orgánica, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela 15782, Spain
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803, United States
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- Centro Singular de Investigación en Química Biolóxica e Materiais Moleculares (CiQUS), Departamento de Química Orgánica, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela 15782, Spain
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- Centro Singular de Investigación en Química Biolóxica e Materiais Moleculares (CiQUS), Departamento de Química Orgánica, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela 15782, Spain
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- Centro Singular de Investigación en Química Biolóxica e Materiais Moleculares (CiQUS), Departamento de Química Orgánica, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela 15782, Spain
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803, United States
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- IBM Research−Zurich, 8803 Rüschlikon, Switzerland
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