title: Synthesis of a covalent monolayer sheet by photochemical anthracene dimerization at the air/water interface and its mechanical characterization by AFM indentation.
abstract: Covalent monolayer sheets in 2 hours: spreading of threefold anthracene-equipped shape-persistent and amphiphilic monomers at the air/water interface followed by a short photochemical treatment provides access to infinitely sized, strictly monolayered, covalent sheets with in-plane elastic modulus in the range of 19 N/m.
authors.affiliation: Department of Materials, Polymer Chemistry Group, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, ETH Zürich, HCI J 541, 8093, Zürich, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Payam
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Payamyar
authors.forename: Khaled
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kaja
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ruiz-Vargas
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Stemmer
authors.forename: Daniel J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Murray
authors.forename: Carey J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: Benjamin T
authors.initials: BT
authors.lastname: King
authors.forename: Florian
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Schiffmann
authors.forename: Joost
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Vandevondele
authors.forename: Alois
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Renn
authors.forename: Stephan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Götzinger
authors.forename: Paola
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ceroni
authors.forename: Andri
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Schütz
authors.forename: Lay-Theng
authors.initials: LT
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Zhikun
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.forename: Junji
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sakamoto
authors.forename: A Dieter
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Schlüter
keywords: monolayers; nanoindentation; nanosheets; networks; synthesis