Giant molecular spoked wheels in giant voids: two-dimensional molecular self-assembly goes big.
We present here the formation of giant pores in surface-confined molecular networks of a triangular-shaped dehydrobenzo-[12]annulene derivative: the diameter of the pores reaches over 7 nm and the giant pores are used as templates to accommodate a giant molecular spoked wheel, which allows us to observe rotational and adsorption-desorption dynamics of single guest molecules.
Tahara
Kazukuni
K
Division of Frontier Materials Science, Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka, Japan. tobe@chem.es.osaka-u.ac.jp
Lei
Shenbin
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Mössinger
Dennis
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Kozuma
Hiroyoshi
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Inukai
Koji
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Van der Auweraer
Mark
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De Schryver
Frans C
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Höger
Sigurd
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Tobe
Yoshito
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De Feyter
Steven
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