Supramolecular architectures of molecularly thin yet robust free-standing layers
Abstract
Stable, single-nanometer thin, and free-standing two-dimensional layers with controlled molecular architectures are desired for several applications ranging from (opto-)electronic devices to nanoparticle and single-biomolecule characterization. It is, however, challenging to construct these stable single molecular layers via self-assembly, as the cohesion of those systems is ensured only by in-plane bonds. We herein demonstrate that relatively weak noncovalent bonds of limited directionality such as dipole-dipole (–CN…NC–) interactions act in a synergistic fashion to stabilize crystalline monomolecular layers of tetrafunctional calixarenes. The monolayers produced, demonstrated to be free-standing, display a well-defined atomic structure on the single-nanometer scale and are robust under a wide range of conditions including photon and electron radiation. This work opens up new avenues for the fabrication of robust, single-component, and free-standing layers via bottom-up self-assembly.
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- Univ. of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland (Switzerland); Paul Scherrer Inst. (Switzerland). Lab. for Micro- and Nano-technology
- Paul Scherrer Inst. (Switzerland). Lab. for Micro- and Nano-technology; Univ. of Basel (Switzerland). Center for Cellular Imaging and NanoAnalytics
- Univ. of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland (Switzerland)
- Empa–Swiss Federal Labs for Materials Science and Technology, Dübendorf (Switzerland)
- Heriot-Watt Univ., Edinburgh (Scotland). Inst. of Chemical Sciences
- Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States). Advanced Light Source (ALS)
- Paul Scherrer Inst. (Switzerland). Lab. for Micro- and Nano-technology
- Univ. of Basel (Switzerland)
- Paul Scherrer Inst., (Switzerland). Swiss Light Source
- Univ. of Basel (Switzerland). Center for Cellular Imaging and NanoAnalytics
- Univ. of Basel (Switzerland); Paul Scherrer Inst., Villigen (Switzerland). and Lab. of Biomolecular Research; Leiden Univ. (Netherlands). Inst. of Biology Leiden
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1572801
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC02-05CH11231
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Science Advances
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 5; Journal Issue: 2; Journal ID: ISSN 2375-2548
- Publisher:
- AAAS
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
Citation Formats
Moradi, Mina, Opara, Nadia L., Tulli, Ludovico G., Wäckerlin, Christian, Dalgarno, Scott J., Teat, Simon J., Baljozovic, Milos, Popova, Olha, van Genderen, Eric, Kleibert, Armin, Stahlberg, Henning, Abrahams, Jan Pieter, Padeste, Celestino, Corvini, Philippe F. -X., Jung, Thomas A., and Shahgaldian, Patrick. Supramolecular architectures of molecularly thin yet robust free-standing layers. United States: N. p., 2019.
Web. doi:10.1126/sciadv.aav4489.
Moradi, Mina, Opara, Nadia L., Tulli, Ludovico G., Wäckerlin, Christian, Dalgarno, Scott J., Teat, Simon J., Baljozovic, Milos, Popova, Olha, van Genderen, Eric, Kleibert, Armin, Stahlberg, Henning, Abrahams, Jan Pieter, Padeste, Celestino, Corvini, Philippe F. -X., Jung, Thomas A., & Shahgaldian, Patrick. Supramolecular architectures of molecularly thin yet robust free-standing layers. United States. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aav4489
Moradi, Mina, Opara, Nadia L., Tulli, Ludovico G., Wäckerlin, Christian, Dalgarno, Scott J., Teat, Simon J., Baljozovic, Milos, Popova, Olha, van Genderen, Eric, Kleibert, Armin, Stahlberg, Henning, Abrahams, Jan Pieter, Padeste, Celestino, Corvini, Philippe F. -X., Jung, Thomas A., and Shahgaldian, Patrick. Fri .
"Supramolecular architectures of molecularly thin yet robust free-standing layers". United States. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aav4489. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1572801.
@article{osti_1572801,
title = {Supramolecular architectures of molecularly thin yet robust free-standing layers},
author = {Moradi, Mina and Opara, Nadia L. and Tulli, Ludovico G. and Wäckerlin, Christian and Dalgarno, Scott J. and Teat, Simon J. and Baljozovic, Milos and Popova, Olha and van Genderen, Eric and Kleibert, Armin and Stahlberg, Henning and Abrahams, Jan Pieter and Padeste, Celestino and Corvini, Philippe F. -X. and Jung, Thomas A. and Shahgaldian, Patrick},
abstractNote = {Stable, single-nanometer thin, and free-standing two-dimensional layers with controlled molecular architectures are desired for several applications ranging from (opto-)electronic devices to nanoparticle and single-biomolecule characterization. It is, however, challenging to construct these stable single molecular layers via self-assembly, as the cohesion of those systems is ensured only by in-plane bonds. We herein demonstrate that relatively weak noncovalent bonds of limited directionality such as dipole-dipole (–CN…NC–) interactions act in a synergistic fashion to stabilize crystalline monomolecular layers of tetrafunctional calixarenes. The monolayers produced, demonstrated to be free-standing, display a well-defined atomic structure on the single-nanometer scale and are robust under a wide range of conditions including photon and electron radiation. This work opens up new avenues for the fabrication of robust, single-component, and free-standing layers via bottom-up self-assembly.},
doi = {10.1126/sciadv.aav4489},
journal = {Science Advances},
number = 2,
volume = 5,
place = {United States},
year = {Fri Feb 22 00:00:00 EST 2019},
month = {Fri Feb 22 00:00:00 EST 2019}
}
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