AVS 53rd International Symposium
    Nanometer-scale Science and Technology Tuesday Sessions
       Session NS2-TuM

Paper NS2-TuM10
Selecting and Driving Nanoscale Assembly in Monolayer Films through Tailored Intermolecular Interactions

Tuesday, November 14, 2006, 11:00 am, Room 2020

Session: Nanoscale Manipulation and Assembly
Presenter: T.J. Mullen, The Pennsylvania State University
Authors: T.J. Mullen, The Pennsylvania State University
P.S. Weiss, The Pennsylvania State University
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We have developed, applied, and characterized molecules with varied intermolecular interaction strengths that control stability and impart directionality into patterned monolayers. In addition to employing molecules with tailored interactions, we have exploited self- and directed assembly techniques to fabricate, to register, and to functionalize chemical surface structures at the supramolecular 1-100 nm scale. We will highlight specific examples, including applications in molecular electronics and chemical patterning, where specifically tuned molecules were designed, custom self-assembly processing techniques were utilized, and the resulting chemical surface structures were characterized on both the ensemble and the molecular scales.