Directing the assembly of charged organic molecules by a hydrophilic-hydrophobic nanostructured monolayer at electrified interfaces.

S Klymchenko, Andrey; Furukawa, Shuhei; Van der Auweraer, Mark; Müllen, Klaus; De Feyter, Steven · Nano Lett · 2008

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

Nanostructured monolayers of water-insoluble amphiphilic 5-alkoxy-isophthalic acids direct the reversible self-assembly of water-soluble positively and negatively charged molecules under electrochemical control. The surface potential is in control of the monolayer composition, structure, and guest dynamics.