@article{Sasaki2008, 
author = {Takashi Sasaki and Jason M. Guerrero and Ashley D. Leonard and James M. Tour},
title = {Nanotrains and Self-Assembled Two-Dimensional Arrays Built from Carboranes Linked by Hydrogen Bonding of Dipyridones},
year = {2008},
journal = {Nano Research},
volume = {1},
number = {5},
pages = {412-419},
keywords = {Nanovehicles, nanotrains, 2-pyridone, hydrogen bonding, self-assemblyIntroduction},
url = {https://www.sciopen.com/article/10.1007/s12274-008-8041-4},
doi = {10.1007/s12274-008-8041-4},
abstract = {The strong hydrogen bonding ability of 2-pyridones were exploited to build nanotrains on surfaces. Carborane wheels on axles difunctionalized with 2-pyridone hydrogen bonding units were synthesized and displayed spontaneous formation of linear nanotrains by self-assembly on SiO2 or mica surfaces. Imaging using atomic force microscopy confirmed linear formations with lengths up to 5 μm and heights within the range of the molecular height of the carborance-tipped axles.}
}