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  • The study focuses on creating organized 2D nanostructures of organic molecules to improve organic thin-film electronic devices.* -
  • Researchers successfully created a nearly perfect self-assembled monolayer (SAM) of 6,13-dichloropentacene on a gold surface, which is highly ordered and extends over large areas.* -
  • The formation of this DCP SAM is explained through intermolecular interactions and molecular interactions with the underlying material, supported by scanning tunneling microscopy and computational analysis.*

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Defining pathways to assemble long-range-ordered 2D nanostructures of specifically designed organic molecules is required in order to optimize the performance of organic thin-film electronic devices. We report on the rapid fabrication of a nearly perfect self-assembled monolayer (SAM) composed of a single-domain 6,13-dichloropentacene (DCP) brick-wall pattern on Au(788). Scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) results show the well-ordered DCP SAM extends over hundreds of nanometers. Combining STM results with insights from density functional theory, we propose that a combination of unique intermolecular and molecule-step interactions drives the DCP SAM formation.

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