Synthesis of a covalent monolayer sheet by photochemical anthracene dimerization at the air/water interface and its mechanical characterization by AFM indentation.

Payamyar, Payam; Kaja, Khaled; Ruiz-Vargas, Carlos; Stemmer, Andreas; Murray, Daniel J; Johnson, Carey J; King, Benjamin T; Schiffmann, Florian et al. · Adv Mater · 2014

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

Covalent monolayer sheets in 2 hours: spreading of threefold anthracene-equipped shape-persistent and amphiphilic monomers at the air/water interface followed by a short photochemical treatment provides access to infinitely sized, strictly monolayered, covalent sheets with in-plane elastic modulus in the range of 19 N/m.