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SOFT MATTER
Volume 5, Issue 4, Pages 721-735Publisher
ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY
DOI: 10.1039/b811090e
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- K.U. Leuven
- Fund of Scientific Research-Flanders (FWO)
- Belgian Federal Science Policy Office through IAP-6/27
- Belgian National fund for Scientific Research (F.R.S.-FNRS)
- European Union Marie Curie Research Training Network CHEXTAN [MRTN-CT-2004-512161]
- Fund for Scientific Research-Flanders (FWO)
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The liquid-solid interface is a unique medium to support the self-assembly of molecules into surface-confined networks. Non-covalent interactions are key in forming these two-dimensional (2D) architectures, and a deep understanding is crucial for successful 2D crystal engineering. Scanning tunnelling microscopy is the tool of choice to reveal the structure and function of these patterns with subnanometre resolution. A recent success is the formation of 2D nanoporous molecular patterns and their host guest chemistry. However, this is not the only functionality addressed by this review. Surface-confined molecular architectures at the liquid solid interface are also relevant in the field of molecular electronics. Furthermore, inducing and probing chemical reactivity at the single-molecule level at the liquid solid interface might turn out to be one of the most exciting developments.
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