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Manipulating Molecular Self-Assembly Process at the Solid–Liquid Interface Probed by Scanning Tunneling Microscopy
The phenomenon of ordered self-assembly on solid substrates is a topic of interest in both fundamental surface science research and its applications in nanotechnology. The regulation and control of two-dimensional (2D) self-assembled supra-molecular structures on surfaces have been realized through...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10610993/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37896420 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/polym15204176 |
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author | Li, Zhi Li, Yanan Yin, Chengjie |
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description | The phenomenon of ordered self-assembly on solid substrates is a topic of interest in both fundamental surface science research and its applications in nanotechnology. The regulation and control of two-dimensional (2D) self-assembled supra-molecular structures on surfaces have been realized through applying external stimuli. By utilizing scanning tunneling microscopy (STM), researchers can investigate the detailed phase transition process of self-assembled monolayers (SAMs), providing insight into the interplay between intermolecular weak interactions and substrate–molecule interactions, which govern the formation of molecular self-assembly. This review will discuss the structural transition of self-assembly probed by STM in response to external stimuli and provide state-of-the-art methods such as tip-induced confinement for the alignment of SAM domains and selective chirality. Finally, we discuss the challenges and opportunities in the field of self-assembly and STM. |
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spelling | pubmed-106109932023-10-28 Manipulating Molecular Self-Assembly Process at the Solid–Liquid Interface Probed by Scanning Tunneling Microscopy Li, Zhi Li, Yanan Yin, Chengjie Polymers (Basel) Review The phenomenon of ordered self-assembly on solid substrates is a topic of interest in both fundamental surface science research and its applications in nanotechnology. The regulation and control of two-dimensional (2D) self-assembled supra-molecular structures on surfaces have been realized through applying external stimuli. By utilizing scanning tunneling microscopy (STM), researchers can investigate the detailed phase transition process of self-assembled monolayers (SAMs), providing insight into the interplay between intermolecular weak interactions and substrate–molecule interactions, which govern the formation of molecular self-assembly. This review will discuss the structural transition of self-assembly probed by STM in response to external stimuli and provide state-of-the-art methods such as tip-induced confinement for the alignment of SAM domains and selective chirality. Finally, we discuss the challenges and opportunities in the field of self-assembly and STM. MDPI 2023-10-20 /pmc/articles/PMC10610993/ /pubmed/37896420 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/polym15204176 Text en © 2023 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Review Li, Zhi Li, Yanan Yin, Chengjie Manipulating Molecular Self-Assembly Process at the Solid–Liquid Interface Probed by Scanning Tunneling Microscopy |
title | Manipulating Molecular Self-Assembly Process at the Solid–Liquid Interface Probed by Scanning Tunneling Microscopy |
title_full | Manipulating Molecular Self-Assembly Process at the Solid–Liquid Interface Probed by Scanning Tunneling Microscopy |
title_fullStr | Manipulating Molecular Self-Assembly Process at the Solid–Liquid Interface Probed by Scanning Tunneling Microscopy |
title_full_unstemmed | Manipulating Molecular Self-Assembly Process at the Solid–Liquid Interface Probed by Scanning Tunneling Microscopy |
title_short | Manipulating Molecular Self-Assembly Process at the Solid–Liquid Interface Probed by Scanning Tunneling Microscopy |
title_sort | manipulating molecular self-assembly process at the solid–liquid interface probed by scanning tunneling microscopy |
topic | Review |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10610993/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37896420 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/polym15204176 |
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