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Title: Thermodynamic versus kinetic control in self-assembly of zero-, one-, quasi-two-, and two-dimensional metal-organic coordination structures

Abstract

Four types of metal-organic structures exhibiting specific dimensionality were studied using scanning tunneling microscopy and Monte Carlo simulations. The four structures were self-assembled out of specifically designed molecular building blocks via the same coordination motif on an Au(111) surface. We found that the four structures behaved differently in response to thermal annealing treatments: The two-dimensional structure was under thermodynamic control while the structures of lower dimension were under kinetic control. Monte Carlo simulations revealed that the self-assembly pathways of the four structures are associated with the characteristic features of their specific heat. These findings provide insights into how the dimensionality of supramolecular coordination structures affects their thermodynamic properties.

Authors:
; ; ;  [1]; ;  [2]
  1. Department of Physics, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Hong Kong (China)
  2. Shanghai Key Laboratory of Functional Materials Chemistry and Institute of Fine Chemicals, East China University of Science and Technology, Meilong Road 130, Shanghai (China)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
22415477
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Journal of Chemical Physics
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 142; Journal Issue: 10; Other Information: (c) 2015 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); Journal ID: ISSN 0021-9606
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY; ANNEALING; COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; GOLD; MONTE CARLO METHOD; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUNDS; SCANNING TUNNELING MICROSCOPY; SPECIFIC HEAT; SURFACES; THERMODYNAMICS; TWO-DIMENSIONAL SYSTEMS

Citation Formats

Lin, Tao, Wu, Qi, Shi, Ziliang, Lin, Nian, Liu, Jun, and Liu, Pei Nian. Thermodynamic versus kinetic control in self-assembly of zero-, one-, quasi-two-, and two-dimensional metal-organic coordination structures. United States: N. p., 2015. Web. doi:10.1063/1.4906174.
Lin, Tao, Wu, Qi, Shi, Ziliang, Lin, Nian, Liu, Jun, & Liu, Pei Nian. Thermodynamic versus kinetic control in self-assembly of zero-, one-, quasi-two-, and two-dimensional metal-organic coordination structures. United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4906174
Lin, Tao, Wu, Qi, Shi, Ziliang, Lin, Nian, Liu, Jun, and Liu, Pei Nian. 2015. "Thermodynamic versus kinetic control in self-assembly of zero-, one-, quasi-two-, and two-dimensional metal-organic coordination structures". United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4906174.
@article{osti_22415477,
title = {Thermodynamic versus kinetic control in self-assembly of zero-, one-, quasi-two-, and two-dimensional metal-organic coordination structures},
author = {Lin, Tao and Wu, Qi and Shi, Ziliang and Lin, Nian and Liu, Jun and Liu, Pei Nian},
abstractNote = {Four types of metal-organic structures exhibiting specific dimensionality were studied using scanning tunneling microscopy and Monte Carlo simulations. The four structures were self-assembled out of specifically designed molecular building blocks via the same coordination motif on an Au(111) surface. We found that the four structures behaved differently in response to thermal annealing treatments: The two-dimensional structure was under thermodynamic control while the structures of lower dimension were under kinetic control. Monte Carlo simulations revealed that the self-assembly pathways of the four structures are associated with the characteristic features of their specific heat. These findings provide insights into how the dimensionality of supramolecular coordination structures affects their thermodynamic properties.},
doi = {10.1063/1.4906174},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/22415477}, journal = {Journal of Chemical Physics},
issn = {0021-9606},
number = 10,
volume = 142,
place = {United States},
year = {Sat Mar 14 00:00:00 EDT 2015},
month = {Sat Mar 14 00:00:00 EDT 2015}
}