title: Nanopatterning by molecular self-assembly on surfaces.
abstract: The ability to pattern surfaces down to the nanoscale is of increasing importance in nanoscience research. The use of supramolecular chemistry to drive the formation of self-assembled networks allows for a bottom-up approach to achieve nanopatterned surfaces. This short review highlights some of the recent breakthroughs in achieving long-range order in such molecular based systems, complemented with examples from our own work. The tuning of molecular architectures can exert control on the emergent properties and function of molecules at interfaces. In particular the formation of porous honeycomb networks allows the rational design of highly ordered patterned surface domains and the investigation of molecular dynamics, chirality and templating effects on surfaces.
authors: Department of Chemistry, University of Basel, St. Johanns-Ring 19, CH-4056 Basel. thomas.eaton@unibas.ch
authors: Thomas R
authors: TR
authors: Eaton
authors: David Muñoz
authors: DM
authors: Torres
authors: Manfred
authors: M
authors: Buck
authors: Marcel
authors: M
authors: Mayor
mesh_terms: D046911:Macromolecular Substances / Q000737:chemistry*; D049329:Nanostructures / Q000737:chemistry*; D036103:Nanotechnology; D013499:Surface Properties
chemical_list: D046911:Macromolecular Substances