title: Layer-by-layer assembly of a metallomesogen by dip-pen nanolithography.
abstract: Palladium alkanethiolates are introduced here as a novel liquid ink for dip-pen nanolithography (DPN). These structures exhibit the unusual characteristic of layer-by-layer assembly, allowing one to deposit a desired number of metal ions on a surface, which can subsequently be reduced via thermolysis to form active catalytic structures. Such structures have been used to generate contiguous metallic or conducting polymer nanoscale architectures by electroless deposition.
authors: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States.
authors: Boya
authors: B
authors: Radha
authors: Guoliang
authors: G
authors: Liu
authors: Daniel J
authors: DJ
authors: Eichelsdoerfer
authors: Giridhar U
authors: GU
authors: Kulkarni
authors: Chad A
authors: CA
authors: Mirkin