title: A molecular conformational change induced self-assembly: from randomness to order.
abstract: From an interplay of high-resolution scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) imaging and density functional theory (DFT) calculations we reveal how a molecular conformational change induced self-assembly process can result in the conversion from a random molecular phase to the formation of two types of ordered surface nanostructures with different apparent heights.
authors: College of Materials Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory for Advanced Civil Engineering Materials (Ministry of Education), Tongji University, Caoan Road 4800, Shanghai 201804, PR China. xuwei@tongji.edu.cn
authors: Wei
authors: W
authors: Xu
authors: Chi
authors: C
authors: Zhang
authors: Henkjan
authors: H
authors: Gersen
authors: Qiang
authors: Q
authors: Sun
authors: Huihui
authors: H
authors: Kong
authors: Liang
authors: L
authors: Dong
authors: Kai
authors: K
authors: Sheng
authors: Qinggang
authors: Q
authors: Tan
authors: Erik
authors: E
authors: Lægsgaard
authors: Flemming
authors: F
authors: Besenbacher