title: Template-Mediated Synthesis of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons: Cyclodehydrogenation and Planarization of a Hexaphenylbenzene Derivative at a Copper Surface.
abstract: The deposition of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons on substrate surfaces is a key step for using such disklike molecules in nanoelectronic devices. An alternative to the (frequently problematic) preparation by evaporation or deposition from solution is to use the substrate surface as a template for the planarization that accompanies the cyclodehydrogenation (see picture).
authors.affiliation: Lehrstuhl für Physikalische Chemie I der Universität, Universitätsstrasse 150, D-44780 Bochum (Germany).
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Weiss
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Beernink
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Dötz
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Birkner
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Müllen
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Wöll