Template-Assisted Assembly: Scanning Tunneling Microscopy Study of Solvent-Dependent Adlattices of Alkyl-Derivatized Tetrathiafulvalene

• Published in: Langmuir Vol. 28; no. 1; pp. 382 - 388
• Main Authors: Lee, Shern-Long, Chu, Yi-Chen, Wu, Hung-Jen, Chen, Chun-hsien
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Washington, DC American Chemical Society 10.01.2012
• Subjects: adsorption; alkanes; chemical interactions; Chemistry; Exact sciences and technology; General and physical chemistry; graphene; Interfaces: Adsorption, Reactions, Films, Forces; monitoring; scanning tunneling microscopy; solvents; Surface physical chemistry; toluene; Attraction; Self assembly; Hydrocarbon; In situ; Toluene; Strong interaction; Template; Intermolecular interaction; Substrate; Scanning tunneling microscopy; Adsorption; Alkyl; Alkane; Graphite; Benzenic compound; Structure

The self-assembly of an adsorbate as a function of the strength of solvent–substrate adsorption is an important yet relatively unexplored subject. In this study, how the strength of solvent–substrate adsorption and solvent–solvent attraction affects the assembly of tetrakis(octadecylthio)tetrathiafu...