Two-dimensional nanoporous networks.

The bottom-up formation and control of ordered 2D nanoscaled patterns through self assembly, where the size and shape is determined by careful choice of the building blocks and their mutual interaction is the main interest in this PhD research. In order to obtain the porosity, in a first approach, building blocks are used which are intrinsically porous likerigid macrocycles. An alternative way to create pores is to control theself-assembly process of non-porous building blocks into a supramolecular 2D nanoporous pattern using their inter- and intramolecular interactions. An important property of 2D nanoporous networks is the ability of hosting guest molecules in a repetitive and spatially ordered way. Finally, possible stabilization of the generated networks will be investigated.

Keywords:microscopy, scanning tunneling microscopy, self-assembly, surface

Disciplines:Sustainable chemistry, Physical chemistry, Inorganic chemistry, Organic chemistry, Theoretical and computational chemistry, Other chemical sciences

Project type:PhD project