title: Photochemical Reactions in Self-Assembled Organic Monolayers Characterized by using Scanning Tunneling Microscopy.
abstract: Research on the supramolecular self-assembly behavior at interfaces is of great importance to improving the performance of nanodevices that are based on optical functional materials. In this Minireview, several photoinduced isomerization and polymerization reactions in self-assembled organic monolayers on surfaces are discussed. Typical organic molecules contain azobenzene, alkynyl, or olefins groups. The feature surface base is a highly oriented pyrolytic graphite (HOPG) surface or a gold surface. Scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) is used as a strong tool to characterize new species' structures before and after illumination.
authors.affiliation: School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Ministry of Education, Shanghai Institute of Technology, Hai Quan Road 100, Shanghai, 201418, P. R. China.|CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials & Nanosafety, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 19B, Yu Quan Road, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Chao
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.affiliation: CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials & Nanosafety, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 19B, Yu Quan Road, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China. limin@ihep.ac.cn.
authors.forename: Min
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Ministry of Education, Shanghai Institute of Technology, Hai Quan Road 100, Shanghai, 201418, P. R. China. kangsz@sit.edu.cn.
authors.forename: ShiZhao
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kang
mesh_terms: D000480:Alkynes / Q000737:chemistry*; D001391:Azo Compounds / Q000737:chemistry; D001555:Benzene Derivatives / Q000737:chemistry; D002934:Cinnamates / Q000737:chemistry; D005231:Fatty Acids, Unsaturated / Q000737:chemistry; D006046:Gold / Q000737:chemistry; D006108:Graphite / Q000737:chemistry*; D007536:Isomerism; D016252:Microscopy, Scanning Tunneling; D055668:Photochemical Processes; D058105:Polymerization; D013267:Stilbenes / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: C523243:1,3,5-tris(10-carboxydecyloxy-benzene); C493048:10, 12-pentacosadiynoic acid; D000480:Alkynes; D001391:Azo Compounds; D001555:Benzene Derivatives; D002934:Cinnamates; D005231:Fatty Acids, Unsaturated; D013267:Stilbenes; D006046:Gold; D006108:Graphite
keywords: azobenzene; illumination; photoisomerization; photopolymerization; scanning tunneling microscopy