@article{Geng2017, 
author = {Yanfang Geng and Ping Li and Jindong Xue and Dapeng Luo and Junyong Zhang and Lijin Shu and Ke Deng and Jingli Xie and Qingdao Zeng},
title = {Specific distribution of orientated C70-fullerene triggered by solvent-tuned macrocycle adlayer},
year = {2017},
journal = {Nano Research},
volume = {10},
number = {3},
pages = {991-1000},
keywords = {scanning tunneling microscopy, supramolecular assembly, C70-fullerene, macrocycle},
url = {https://www.sciopen.com/article/10.1007/s12274-016-1358-5},
doi = {10.1007/s12274-016-1358-5},
abstract = {The precise localization of organic molecules in controllable positions is an important step towards constructing functional nanostructures via the bottom-up strategy. Herein, supramolecularly organized C70-fullerene assemblies on macrocycle-modified surfaces were investigated using scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) in combination with theoretical calculations. The results revealed that an up-assembly of C70-fullerene adlayers was successfully formed on top of the bottom macrocycle arrays. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations confirmed that the macrocycle networks along with the co-adsorbed solvent 1-phenyloctane served as a selective template for trapping C70-fullerene molecules in the spectral sites and acted as a support for the C70-fullerene molecules. The periodical distribution of the C70-fullerene molecules should facilitate understanding of the strong dependence of the arrangement of C70-fullerene upon the specific interactions (apart from spatial recognition) derived from modification of the sub-monolayers.}
}