title: Studies of hybrid organic-inorganic [2] and [3]rotaxanes bound to Au surfaces.
abstract: Hybrid organic-inorganic [2]- and [3]rotaxanes have been synthesised, and their ability to bind to Au surfaces studied; the length of the tethering group is found to control how the supramolecular assembly binds to the surface and we find that [2]rotaxanes show improved stability over previous studies of simple inorganic rings.
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry and Photon Science Institute, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, M13 9PL, Manchester, UK.
authors.forename: Harapriya
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Rath
authors.forename: Grigore A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Timco
authors.forename: Valdis
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Corradini
authors.forename: Alberto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ghirri
authors.forename: Umberto
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: del Pennino
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fernandez
authors.forename: Robin G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Pritchard
authors.forename: Christopher A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Muryn
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Affronte
authors.forename: Richard E P
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Winpenny