Epitaxially Grown Ultra-Flat Self-Assembling Monolayers with Dendrimers

Mono-molecular films formed by physical adsorption and dendrimer self-assembly were prepared on various substrate surfaces. It was demonstrated that a uniform dendrimer-based monolayer on the subnanometer scale can be easily constructed via simple dip coating. Furthermore, it was shown that an epita...

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Published inMolecules (Basel, Switzerland) Vol. 23; no. 2; p. 485
Main Authors Imaoka, Takane, Bukeo, Noriko, Yamamoto, Kimihisa
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Switzerland MDPI AG 23.02.2018
MDPI
Subjects
Assembling
Crystal structure
Dendrimers
Dendrimers - chemistry
Epitaxial growth
Graphite
Graphite - chemistry
Hydrocarbons
Microscopy
Microscopy, Atomic Force
Models, Molecular
Molecular Conformation
Molecular weight
Monolayers
Peer review
Pyrolytic graphite
self-assembling monolayers
Self-assembly
Solvents
Substrates
surface modification
Surface Properties
Topography
Zinc
self-assembling monolayers
dendrimers
epitaxial growth
surface modification
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Summary:Mono-molecular films formed by physical adsorption and dendrimer self-assembly were prepared on various substrate surfaces. It was demonstrated that a uniform dendrimer-based monolayer on the subnanometer scale can be easily constructed via simple dip coating. Furthermore, it was shown that an epitaxially grown monolayer film reflecting the crystal structure of the substrate (highly ordered pyrolytic graphite (HOPG)) can also be formed by aligning specific conditions.
ISSN:1420-3049
1420-3049
DOI:10.3390/molecules23020485