On-water surface synthesis of crystalline, few-layer two-dimensional polymers assisted by surfactant monolayers

• Published in: Nature chemistry Vol. 11; no. 11; pp. 994 - 1000
• Main Authors: Liu, Kejun, Qi, Haoyuan, Dong, Renhao, Shivhare, Rishi, Addicoat, Matthew, Zhang, Tao, Sahabudeen, Hafeesudeen, Heine, Thomas, Mannsfeld, Stefan, Kaiser, Ute, Zheng, Zhikun, Feng, Xinliang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 01.11.2019; Nature Publishing Group
• Subjects: 639/638/298/923/1028; 639/638/455/941; 639/638/542/970; 639/925/930/328/2082; Analytical Chemistry; Biochemistry; Carboxylic acids; Chemical synthesis; Chemistry; Chemistry and Materials Science; Chemistry/Food Science; Crystal growth; Crystal structure; Crystallinity; Crystals; Grain boundaries; Inorganic Chemistry; Molecular structure; Monolayers; Monomers; Organic Chemistry; Physical Chemistry; Polyamide resins; Polyamides; Polymerization; Polymers; Surfactants; Transmission electron microscopy; X-ray scattering

Despite rapid progress in recent years, it has remained challenging to prepare crystalline two-dimensional polymers. Here, we report the controlled synthesis of few-layer two-dimensional polyimide crystals on the surface of water through reaction between amine and anhydride monomers, assisted by sur...