title: From the bottom up: dimensional control and characterization in molecular monolayers.
abstract: Self-assembled monolayers are a unique class of nanostructured materials, with properties determined by their molecular lattice structures, as well as the interfaces with their substrates and environments. As with other nanostructured materials, defects and dimensionality play important roles in the physical, chemical, and biological properties of the monolayers. In this review, we discuss monolayer structures ranging from surfaces (two-dimensional) down to single molecules (zero-dimensional), with a focus on applications of each type of structure, and on techniques that enable characterization of monolayer physical properties down to the single-molecule scale.
authors.affiliation: California NanoSystems Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA.
authors.forename: Shelley A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Claridge
authors.forename: Wei-Ssu
authors.initials: WS
authors.lastname: Liao
authors.forename: John C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Thomas
authors.forename: Yuxi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Huan H
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Cao
authors.forename: Sarawut
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cheunkar
authors.forename: Andrew C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Serino
authors.forename: Anne M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Andrews
authors.forename: Paul S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Weiss
mesh_terms: D006108:Graphite / Q000737:chemistry; D006860:Hydrogen Bonding; D049329:Nanostructures / Q000737:chemistry*; D058105:Polymerization; D012666:Semiconductors; D013499:Surface Properties
chemical_list: D006108:Graphite