From the Bottom Up: Dimensional Control and Characterization in Molecular Monolayers

Overview

Journal Chem Soc Rev

Specialty Chemistry

Date 2012 Dec 22

PMID 23258565

Citations 29

Authors

Shelley A Claridge

Wei-Ssu Liao

John C Thomas

Yuxi Zhao

Huan H Cao

Sarawut Cheunkar

Andrew C Serino

Anne M Andrews

Paul S Weiss

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Abstract

Self-assembled monolayers are a unique class of nanostructured materials, with properties determined by their molecular lattice structures, as well as the interfaces with their substrates and environments. As with other nanostructured materials, defects and dimensionality play important roles in the physical, chemical, and biological properties of the monolayers. In this review, we discuss monolayer structures ranging from surfaces (two-dimensional) down to single molecules (zero-dimensional), with a focus on applications of each type of structure, and on techniques that enable characterization of monolayer physical properties down to the single-molecule scale.

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