Publication detail

Complex k-uniform tilings by a simple bitopic precursor self-assembled on Ag(001) surface

KORMOŠ, L. PROCHÁZKA, P. MAKOVEEV, A. ČECHAL, J.

Original Title

Complex k-uniform tilings by a simple bitopic precursor self-assembled on Ag(001) surface

Type

journal article in Web of Science

Language

English

Original Abstract

The realization of complex long-range ordered structures in a Euclidean plane presents a significant challenge en route to the utilization of their unique physical and chemical properties. Recent progress in on-surface supramolecular chemistry has enabled the engineering of regular and semi-regular tilings, expressing translation symmetric, quasicrystalline, and fractal geometries. However, the k-uniform tilings possessing several distinct vertices remain largely unexplored. Here, we show that these complex geometries can be prepared from a simple bitopic molecular precursor – 4,4’-biphenyl dicarboxylic acid (BDA) – by its controlled chemical transformation on the Ag(001) surface. The realization of 2- and 3-uniform tilings is enabled by partially carboxylated BDA mediating the seamless connection of two distinct binding motifs in a single long-range ordered molecular phase. These results define the basic self-assembly criteria, opening way to the utilization of complex supramolecular tilings.

Keywords

Tilings; Molecular self-assembly; Surfaces; STM; LEED

Authors

KORMOŠ, L.; PROCHÁZKA, P.; MAKOVEEV, A.; ČECHAL, J.

Released

1. 12. 2020

Publisher

Springer Nature

ISBN

2041-1723

Periodical

NATURE COMMUNICATIONS

Year of study

11

Number

1

State

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Pages from

1

Pages to

6

Pages count

6

URL

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-020-15727-6

Full text in the Digital Library

http://hdl.handle.net/11012/195276

BibTex

@article{BUT164389,
  author="Lukáš {Kormoš} and Pavel {Procházka} and Anton Olegovich {Makoveev} and Jan {Čechal}",
  title="Complex k-uniform tilings by a simple bitopic precursor self-assembled on Ag(001) surface",
  journal="NATURE COMMUNICATIONS",
  year="2020",
  volume="11",
  number="1",
  pages="1--6",
  doi="10.1038/s41467-020-15727-6",
  issn="2041-1723",
  url="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-020-15727-6"
}