Polymers with a twist...
Glad to see that our collaborative team effort has finally appeared in Nature Chemistry. Here we describe a method for synthesizing 2D polymer bilayers or bilayer 2D covalent organic frameworks at the liquid–substrate interface through the direct condensation of monomers. Under certain conditions, large-area moiré superlattices emerge from the twisted bilayer stacking.
Crystallinity of a Metal-Organic-Coordiation Network
Proud to share our recent publication in the Journal of the American Chemical Society on tuning the crystallinity of metal-organic coordination networks, using scanning tunneling microscopy as visualization tool.
Electric field mediated polymerization...
While the nucleation of two-dimensional polymer domains is not initiated by the applied electric field, their depolymerization and subsequent desorption, are a consequence of the change in the polarity of the substrate bias within the area scanned by the STM tip.
2D covalent organic framework targeting CO2 reduction
A collaborative effort! A rapid method is demonstrated for creating porphyrin-containing single-layered 2D-covalent organic frameworks (s2D-COFs) on a graphite surface. The s2D-COF films, characterized with molecular precision using scanning tunneling microscopy (STM), are used as a cathode for electrochemical CO2 reduction.
Molecular switches on surfaces
Glad to see this collaborative effort on the design and self-assembly of molecular switches on surfaces published.
Sustainable data storage via DNA
Glad to be be part of the European consortium on Next Generation Molecular Data Storage. Looking forward to a fruitful collaboration! (photo credit: Paderborn university)
Nanoscale chemical patterning: killing two birds with one stone
- 2023 Sep 20
- publications , self-assembly , grafting , templating
- Publications
See our recent publication in Nanoscale on nanopatterning graphite at two different length scales in one step
Metal Ion and Guest-Mediated Spontaneous Resolution
- 2023 Sep 20
- publications , self-assembly
- Publications
Enjoy our paper published in J. Am. Chem. Soc. on "Metal Ion and Guest-Mediated Spontaneous Resolution and Solvent-Induced Chiral Symmetry Breaking in Guanine-Based Metallosupramolecular Networks"
Recreation of the Iconic Photo...
Steven De Feyter took part in a memorable event, celebrating chemistry and the 50th anniversary of the European Chemical Industry Council (Cefic), which took place in the famous Hotel Métropole in Brussels.
Published in Nature
We used scanning tunnelling microscopy to follow in real-time, as bonds form and break, molecule by molecule, the birth and growth of 2D dynamic covalent polymers on a solid support immersed in a reactive solution.
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