@article {28610,
	title = {Two-Dimensional Self-Assembly of a Pair of Triangular Macrocycles Studied by STM},
	journal = {J. Phys. Chem. C},
	volume = {119},
	number = {17},
	year = {2015},
	month = {2015 APR 30},
	pages = {9227-9233},
	type = {Article},
	abstract = {In this investigation, we reported the two-dimensional (2D) self-assembly of a pair of triangular macrocycles (TMC1 and TMC2) at a highly oriented pyrolytic graphite (HOPG)/1-phenyloctane interface. Although with the similar triangle-shaped phenyl backbones, TMC1 and TMC2 displayed different 2D nanopatterns. Control experiments with varying concentrations and temperatures have been carried out. Phase separations were recorded in the coassembly of TMC1 and TMC2. Scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) measurements, as well as density function theory (DFT) calculations, revealed the formation mechanism of the TMC1 and TMC2 nanoarrays. Moreover, minor ring-opening phenomena of TMC2 were detected by STM, which demonstrates the advantages of STM in trace content analysis.},
	isbn = {1932-74471932-7455},
	url = {https://pubs.acs.org/doi/pdf/10.1021/jp512079z},
	author = {Xu, Jing and Li, Tian and Geng, Yanfang and <strong>Zhao, Dahui*</strong> and Deng, Ke* and Zeng, Qingdao* and Chen Wang*}
}
