Characterization of diamondoid ether self-assemblies on a HOPG surface

Crosbi ID737457
Bib IRB ID1277852
Year2023
StatusObjavljeno
Typeprilog sa skupa (u zborniku)
Subtypesažetak izlaganja sa skupa
AuthorsAlić, Jasna ; Biljan, Ivana ; Štefanić, Zoran ; Šekutor, Marina
Parent journal7th Adriatic NMR Conference : Book of Abstracts
Pagesstr. 53-53
EISSN2806-6227
PublisherCroatian Chemical Society
PlaceZagreb
EditorsBregović, Nikola ; Namjesnik, Danijel ; Novak, Predrag ; Parlov Vuković, Jelena
Titles

en original Characterization of diamondoid ether self-assemblies on a HOPG surface

Abstracts
en original

Diamondoids are a group of diamond-like hydrocarbon cage molecules that have emerged as promising candidates in a wide range of applications. For example, the inherent properties of diamondoids allow for their application as scaffolds in nanotechnology. Following that rationale, we recently prepared diamondoid ether molecules with a goal to study their self-organization on a highly oriented pyrolytic graphite (HOPG) surface.[1, 2] The deposited diamondoid ethers formed ordered monolayers which were structurally characterized using scanning tunneling microscopy. We also conducted a detailed computational analysis that revealed the most favorable on-surface orientations of these rigid molecules (Figure 1) and confirmed that their spontaneous self-assembly was governed by London dispersion interactions acting between cage subunits. We also found that the oxygen atom played an important role in directing the molecules towards the graphite surface, whereas the abundant side C–H contacts between the cages were crucial for the formation of an ordered 2D lattice.

Keywords

en original Diamondoids ; Self-assemblies ; Pyrolytic graphite (HOPG) surface ; NMR characterization

Authors
Institutions
Projects
Disciplines
Citations
Alić, Jasna ; Biljan, Ivana ; Štefanić, Zoran ; Šekutor, Marina
Characterization of diamondoid ether self-assemblies on a HOPG surface // 7th Adriatic NMR Conference : Book of Abstracts. 
Zagreb: Croatian Chemical Society, 2023. str. 53-53
Links