Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference (한국진공학회:학술대회논문집)
- 2010.02a
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- Pages.354-354
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- 2010
Two-dimensional Supramolecular Structures by Hydrogen and Halogen Interactions
- Yoon, Jong-Keon (Department of Physics, Korea University) ;
- Kim, Ho-Won (Department of Physics, Korea University) ;
- Chung, Kyung-Hoon (Department of Physics, Korea University) ;
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Kahng, Se-Jong
(Department of Physics, Korea University)
- Published : 2010.02.17
Abstract
Supramolecualr ordering has been actively studied due to it's possible applications to the fabrication processes of nano-electronic devices. Van der Waals interaction and hydrogen bonding are frequently studied mechanisms for various molecular structures based on non-uniform charge distributions. Halogen atoms in molecules can have electrostatic interactions with similar strength. Big halogen atoms have strong non-uniform charge distributions. To study molecular orderings formed by hydrogen and halogen interactions, we chose a molecular system containing oxygen, hydrogen, and bromine atoms, a bromo-quinone. A two-dimensional molecular network was studied on Au(111) using a low-temperature scanning tunneling microscope. Bromo-quinone molecules form self-assembled square grids having windmill structures. Their molecular orderings, chiral structures, and defects are explained in terms of hydrogen and halogen interactions.
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