title: Local probe oxidation of self-assembled monolayers: templates for the assembly of functional nanostructures.
abstract: The local oxidation of self-assembled monolayers with a scanning probe is a promising method for the generation of structures with chemical functionalities on the nanometer scale. This technique, which takes advantage of the chemical stability and versatility of self-assembled monolayers and the ability to pattern these monolayers by scanning-probe-based oxidation methods, enables the hierarchical assembly of complex structures in a controlled manner. Surface modification can be followed by the assembly of a further functional monolayer and/or additional surface-modification reactions in the targeted, sequential construction of functional device features.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Macromolecular Chemistry and Nanoscience, Eindhoven University of Technology, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Daan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Wouters
authors.forename: Stephanie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hoeppener
authors.forename: Ulrich S
authors.initials: US
authors.lastname: Schubert