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TY - JOUR
T1 - Squeezing, then stacking
T2 - From breathing pores to three-dimensional ionic self-assembly under electrochemical control
AU - Cui, K.
AU - Mali, K.S.
AU - Ivasenko, O.
AU - Wu, D.
AU - Feng, X.
AU - Walter, M.
AU - Müllen, K.
AU - De Feyter, S.
AU - Mertens, S.F.L.
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - We demonstrate the spontaneous and reversible transition between the two- and three-dimensional self-assembly of a supramolecular system at the solid-liquid interface under electrochemical conditions, using in situ scanning tunneling microscopy. By tuning the interfacial potential, we can selectively organize our target molecules in an open porous pattern, fill these pores to form an auto-host-guest structure, or stack the building blocks in a stratified bilayer. Using a simple electrostatic model, we rationalize which charge density is required to enable bilayer formation, and conversely, which molecular size/charge ratio is necessary in the design of new building blocks. Our results may lead to a new class of electrochemically controlled dynamic host-guest systems, artificial receptors, and smart materials. A reason to reorganize: When the substrate potential is tuned, a charged discoid polycyclic aromatic compound can be made to self-assemble to form a structure with open pores, an auto-host-guest structure, or a stratified bilayer (see picture). © 2014 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.
AB - We demonstrate the spontaneous and reversible transition between the two- and three-dimensional self-assembly of a supramolecular system at the solid-liquid interface under electrochemical conditions, using in situ scanning tunneling microscopy. By tuning the interfacial potential, we can selectively organize our target molecules in an open porous pattern, fill these pores to form an auto-host-guest structure, or stack the building blocks in a stratified bilayer. Using a simple electrostatic model, we rationalize which charge density is required to enable bilayer formation, and conversely, which molecular size/charge ratio is necessary in the design of new building blocks. Our results may lead to a new class of electrochemically controlled dynamic host-guest systems, artificial receptors, and smart materials. A reason to reorganize: When the substrate potential is tuned, a charged discoid polycyclic aromatic compound can be made to self-assemble to form a structure with open pores, an auto-host-guest structure, or a stratified bilayer (see picture). © 2014 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.
KW - electrochemical scanning tunneling microscopy
KW - host-guest systems
KW - organic salts
KW - porous materials
KW - self-assembly
KW - Aromatic compounds
KW - Molecules
KW - Phase interfaces
KW - Porous materials
KW - Scanning tunneling microscopy
KW - Electrochemical conditions
KW - Electrochemical control
KW - Electrochemical scanning tunneling microscopy
KW - Host-guest system
KW - In-situ scanning tunneling microscopies
KW - Organic salt
KW - Polycyclic aromatic compounds
KW - Solid-liquid interfaces
KW - Self assembly
U2 - 10.1002/anie.201406246
DO - 10.1002/anie.201406246
M3 - Journal article
VL - 53
SP - 12951
EP - 12954
JO - Angewandte Chemie International Edition
JF - Angewandte Chemie International Edition
SN - 1433-7851
IS - 47
ER -