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Chemical Communications

Self-assembly at room temperature of thermally stable discrete and extended oligomers of polycyclic aromatics on Ag(100): induced dipoles and cooperative effects†

Anthoula C. Papageorgiou,‡*a   Ali Alavia  and  Richard M. Lambert*ab  

* Corresponding authors

a Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge CB2 1EW, UK
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b Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas CSIC, Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales, Universidad de Sevilla, 41092 Sevilla, Spain

Abstract

Thermally stable nanoarchitectures are realized on the Ag(100) surface by self-assembly of asymmetrically substituted arenes. The process is instigated by adsorption-induced molecule → surface charge transfer that gives rise to in-plane dipole moments. Observation and calculation indicate that cooperative interactions further enhance the stability of these polarizable systems.

Graphical abstract: Self-assembly at room temperature of thermally stable discrete and extended oligomers of polycyclic aromatics on Ag(100): induced dipoles and cooperative effects

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C2CC17728E
Article type
Communication
Submitted
09 Dec 2011
Accepted
06 Feb 2012
First published
06 Feb 2012

Chem. Commun., 2012,48, 3394-3396

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Self-assembly at room temperature of thermally stable discrete and extended oligomers of polycyclic aromatics on Ag(100): induced dipoles and cooperative effects

A. C. Papageorgiou, A. Alavi and R. M. Lambert, Chem. Commun., 2012, 48, 3394 DOI: 10.1039/C2CC17728E

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