AVS 52nd International Symposium
    Nanometer-Scale Science and Technology Tuesday Sessions
       Session NS-TuP

Paper NS-TuP1
Free-standing Nanosheets from Cross-Linked Biphenyl Self-Assembled Monolayers

Tuesday, November 1, 2005, 4:00 pm, Room Exhibit Hall C&D

Session: Nanometer Scale Science and Technology Poster Session
Presenter: A. Gölzhäuser, Universität Bielefeld, Germany
Authors: W. Eck, Universtät Heidelberg, Germany
A. Küller, Universität Heidelberg, Germany
M. Grunze, Universität Heidelberg, Germany
B. Völkel, Universität Bielefeld, Germany
A. Gölzhäuser, Universität Bielefeld, Germany
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Self-assembled monolayers composed of biphenyl units are cross-linked by electron irradiation. These monolayers can be released from the underlying surface by dissolution of the substrate or by scission of the anchor group-substrate bonds. This way, free-standing nanosheets with the thickness of a single molecule and lateral dimensions in the micrometer range are obtained. Gold nanoparticles have been deposited on the sheets and successfully imaged by electron microscopy suggesting their use as substrates for microscopy applications.