Control of surface wettability using tripodal light-activated molecular motors.
Monolayers of fluorinated light-driven molecular motors were synthesized and immobilized on gold films in an altitudinal orientation via tripodal stators. In this design the functionalized molecular motors are not interfering and preserve their rotary function on gold. The wettability of the self-assembled monolayers can be modulated by UV irradiation.
Centre for Systems Chemistry, Stratingh Institute for Chemistry and Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials, University of Groningen , Nijenborgh 4, 9747 AG, Groningen, The Netherlands.
Kuang-Yen
KY
Chen
Oleksii
O
Ivashenko
Gregory T
GT
Carroll
Jort
J
Robertus
Jos C M
JC
Kistemaker
Gábor
G
London
Wesley R
WR
Browne
Petra
P
Rudolf
Ben L
BL
Feringa