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    Supramolecular assemblies of 1,4-benzene diboronic acid on KCl(001)

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    Authors
    Pawlak, R.
    Nony, L.
    Bocquet, F.
    Oison, V.
    Sassi, Michel
    Debierre, J.-M.
    Loppacher, C.
    Porte, L.
    Date
    2010
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Pawlak, R. and Nony, L. and Bocquet, F. and Oison, V. and Sassi, M. and Debierre, J.-M. and Loppacher, C. et al. 2010. Supramolecular assemblies of 1,4-benzene diboronic acid on KCl(001). Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 114 (20): pp. 9290-9295.
    Source Title
    Journal of Physical Chemistry C
    DOI
    10.1021/jp102044u
    ISSN
    1932-7447
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/30657
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    • Curtin Research Publications
    Abstract

    The self-assembly of benzene diboronic acid molecules on KCl(001) is investigated at room temperature by means of noncontact atomic force microscopy. When depositing the molecules on the freshly cleaved surface, the molecules self-assemble into an extended two-dimensional supramolecular phase driven by H-bonds. Theoretical calculations based on density functional theory show that the cohesion energy of the structure yields almost 1 eV per molecule. In combination with high-resolution structural analysis of the molecular layer and theoretical calculations, it is inferred that the growth of the supramolecular phase is made possible owing to the conformational adaptation of the molecule at the surface, which strengthens the intermolecular H-bonds, while avoiding the intermolecular steric hindrance. This work is the first experimental evidence of an extended H-bonded supramolecular network grown on a bulk insulator at room temperature.

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