Controlled Construction of Hybrid Molecular Nanostructures
WANG Chen
National Center for Nanoscience and Technology
Beijing, 100080, China
Continued efforts have been seen in achieving the goal of assembling organic molecules on solid surfaces in a controllable way. This practice requires fine-tuning of the thermodynamic equilibrium of the molecular assembles, with various weak interactions. The assembled structure could lead to the possibility of artifically designing of molecular nanostructures, possessing rich physical and chemical functions. We will illustrate in this report the efforts with a series of molecular nanostructures that could be adapted as nanometer dimensioned templates for guest molecule inclusion and adsorption. The potential of functional groups inclusions could lead to novel molecular devices. The studies can be performed at single molecule level under ambient conditions and solvents.