The structure and electronic properties of carbon-based nanostructures obtained by metal surface assisted synthesis is highly dependent on the nature of the precursor molecule. Here, we report on a combined scanning tunneling microscopy, soft X-ray spectroscopy and density functional theory investigation on the surface assisted polymerization of Br-corannulene at Ag(110) and on the possibility of building a mesh of π-conjugated polymers starting from buckyball shaped molecules. Indeed, the corannulene units form one-molecule-wide ribbons in which the natural concavity of the precursor molecule is maintained. These C-based nanostructures are corrugated and merge into a covalent network on the surface.

Smerieri, M., Píš, I., Ferrighi, L., Nappini, S., Lusuan, A., Vattuone, L., et al. (2018). Synthesis of corrugated C-based nanostructures by Br-corannulene oligomerization. PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY CHEMICAL PHYSICS, 20(41), 26161-26172 [10.1039/c8cp04791j].

Synthesis of corrugated C-based nanostructures by Br-corannulene oligomerization

Ferrighi, Lara;Vaghi, Luca;Papagni, Antonio;Di Valentin, Cristiana;
2018

Abstract

The structure and electronic properties of carbon-based nanostructures obtained by metal surface assisted synthesis is highly dependent on the nature of the precursor molecule. Here, we report on a combined scanning tunneling microscopy, soft X-ray spectroscopy and density functional theory investigation on the surface assisted polymerization of Br-corannulene at Ag(110) and on the possibility of building a mesh of π-conjugated polymers starting from buckyball shaped molecules. Indeed, the corannulene units form one-molecule-wide ribbons in which the natural concavity of the precursor molecule is maintained. These C-based nanostructures are corrugated and merge into a covalent network on the surface.
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metal surface assisted synthesis, C-based nanostructures, corannulene, Ag(110), scanning tunneling microscopy, soft X-ray spectroscopy, density functional theory
English
2018
20
41
26161
26172
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Smerieri, M., Píš, I., Ferrighi, L., Nappini, S., Lusuan, A., Vattuone, L., et al. (2018). Synthesis of corrugated C-based nanostructures by Br-corannulene oligomerization. PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY CHEMICAL PHYSICS, 20(41), 26161-26172 [10.1039/c8cp04791j].
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