title: Kinetically controlled hierarchical self-assemblies of all-trans-retinoic acid on Au(111).
abstract: Kinetically controlled hierarchical self-assemblies of all-trans-retinoic acid on Au(111) were investigated via low-temperature scanning tunneling microscopy in ultra-high vacuum. The dominant molecular hierarchical superstructure could be selectively controlled to dimer, tetramer, or pentamer patterns, which were stabilized by hydrogen bonds and van der Waals interactions.
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory for the Physics and Chemistry of Nanodevices, Department of Electronics, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China. yongfengwang@pku.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Chao
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authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory for the Physics and Chemistry of Nanodevices, Department of Electronics, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China. yongfengwang@pku.edu.cn.
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authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory for the Physics and Chemistry of Nanodevices, Department of Electronics, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China. yongfengwang@pku.edu.cn.
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authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory for the Physics and Chemistry of Nanodevices, Department of Electronics, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China. yongfengwang@pku.edu.cn.
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authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory for the Physics and Chemistry of Nanodevices, Department of Electronics, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China. yongfengwang@pku.edu.cn.
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authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory for the Physics and Chemistry of Nanodevices, Department of Electronics, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China. yongfengwang@pku.edu.cn.
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authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory for the Physics and Chemistry of Nanodevices, Department of Electronics, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China. yongfengwang@pku.edu.cn and Peking University Information Technology Institute (Tianjin Binhai), Tianjin 300457, China.
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authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory for the Physics and Chemistry of Nanodevices, Department of Electronics, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China. yongfengwang@pku.edu.cn and Peking University Information Technology Institute (Tianjin Binhai), Tianjin 300457, China.
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authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8171-3189
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