Using a noncontact atomic force microscope, we found that single molecules in a chiral helical -conjugated polymer could form a unique periodic structure having a pitch of about 20 nm on the surface of a mica substrate. The diversity of the periodic structures is also discussed. Some basic insights into the characteristics of single molecules (or their individual characteristics) in -conjugated polymers are revealed.
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