title: Molecular interactions in one-dimensional organic nanostructures.
abstract: Intermolecular interactions involving pi-pi interaction and hydrogen bonding are used to create one-dimensional molecular nanostructures of hexasubstituted aromatics. Site-selective steady state fluorescence, time-resolved fluorescence, scanning electron microscopy, and atomic force microscopy measurements detail the intermolecular interactions that drive the aromatic molecules to self-assemble in solution to form well-ordered columnar stacks. These nanostructures, formed in solution, vary in their number, size, and structure depending on the solvent used. In addition, our results indicate that the substituents/ side groups and the proper choice of the solvent can be used to tune the intermolecular interactions. The 1D stacks and their aggregates can be easily transferred by solution casting, thus allowing a simple preparation of molecular nanostructures on different surfaces.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Columbia University, New York, New York 10027 USA. tqn@chem.columbia.edu
authors.forename: Thuc-Quyen
authors.initials: TQ
authors.lastname: Nguyen
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Martel
authors.forename: Phaedon
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Avouris
authors.forename: Mark L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Bushey
authors.forename: Louis
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Brus
authors.forename: Colin
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Nuckolls