Periodic arrangements on surfaces resulting from monolayer formation are critical in
determining the electronic structure of thin films, the adhesion of surface coatings, the …

Second-order nonlinear optical imaging of chiral crystals (SONICC) is an emerging
technique for crystal imaging and characterization. We provide a brief overview of the origin …

A scanning tunneling microscope operated under ambient conditions was utilized to study
the self-assembly of trimesic acid (TMA) at the liquid− solid interface. On a graphite …

At the liquid/graphite interface triangular and rhombic phenylene–ethynylene macrocycles
substituted by alkyl chains self-assemble to form porous two-dimensional (2D) molecular …

A dominant theme within the research on two-dimensional chirality is the sergeant–soldiers
principle, wherein a small fraction of chiral molecules (sergeants) is used to skew the …

Two-dimensional molecular self-assembly at the liquid/solid interface is a widely employed
approach in surface science to pattern surfaces at the nanometre scale. A multitude of …

A focused review is presented on the evolution of our understanding of the kinetic and
thermodynamic factors that play a critical role in the formation of well ordered organic …

Nanocorrals with different size, shape, and orientation are created on covalently modified
highly oriented pyrolytic graphite surfaces using scanning probe nanolithography, ie …

Supramolecular self-assembly in two-dimensional (2D) spaces on solid surfaces is the
subject of intense current interest because of perspectives for various applications in …

We present a scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) based study of 1, 3, 5-tris [4′-carboxy
(1, 1′-biphenyl-4-yl)] benzene (TCBPB) monolayers at the liquid− solid interface. In …