title: An aromatic coupling motif for two-dimensional supramolecular architectures.
abstract: We show, using scanning tunneling microscopy, how a coupling motif based on self-complementary helical aromatic units is able to drive the formation of a chiral porous supramolecular network and chains based on lateral aromatic interactions in two dimensions.
authors.affiliation: Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Testing and Research, Feuerwerkerstrasse 39, 3602 Thun, Switzerland. matthias.treier@empa.ch
authors.forename: Matthias
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Treier
authors.forename: Pascal
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ruffieux
authors.forename: Pierangelo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gröning
authors.forename: Shengxiong
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Xiao
authors.forename: Colin
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Nuckolls
authors.forename: Roman
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Fasel