Complexity in Two‐Dimensional Multicomponent Assembly

Two-dimensional self-assembly and co-assembly of two tetracarboxylic acid derivatives investigated by STM

“…5,6 The fabrication of multi-component nanostructures is affected not only by the complementarity of the chemically distinct molecular building blocks in spatial size and shape, but also by the uncontrollable connection between building blocks attributed to their abundant binding sites. 7,8 The research on twodimensional assembly systems at the molecular level is conducive to explore the characteristics and mechanism of molecular assembly and provides guidance for the controllable preparation of complex hybrid nanostructures. Scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) can provide information about self-assembly morphology at the molecular level, which is helpful for investigating the intermolecular interaction mode and the laws of molecular self-assembly.…”