Nature Communications (Mar 2017)

Hierarchical on-surface synthesis and electronic structure of carbonyl-functionalized one- and two-dimensional covalent nanoarchitectures

  • Christian Steiner,
  • Julian Gebhardt,
  • Maximilian Ammon,
  • Zechao Yang,
  • Alexander Heidenreich,
  • Natalie Hammer,
  • Andreas Görling,
  • Milan Kivala,
  • Sabine Maier

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms14765
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 8, no. 1
pp. 1 – 11

Abstract

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On-surface synthesis is an excellent tool for the controlled synthesis of tailored nanomaterials. Here, the authors hierarchically synthesize covalent structures on Au(111) through Ullmann-type coupling of triphenylamines, forming macrocycles, 1D chains, and 2D networks, allowing them to study the effect of dimensionality on electronic band gap.