Approaching Two-dimensional Polymers with Macroscopic Sizes

Authors

  • Payam Payamyar Institut für Polymere ETH Zürich Wolfgang-Pauli-Str. 10 CH-8093 Zürich, Switzerland
  • Junji Sakamoto Institut für Polymere ETH Zürich Wolfgang-Pauli-Str. 10 CH-8093 Zürich, Switzerland
  • A. Dieter Schlüter Institut für Polymere ETH Zürich Wolfgang-Pauli-Str. 10 CH-8093 Zürich, Switzerland. dieter.schlueter@mat.ethz.ch

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2533/chimia.2013.283

Keywords:

Air/water interface, Exfoliation, Long-range order, Monolayers, Photo-dimerization

Abstract

We describe the challenges involved with extending the limited lateral size of two-dimensional polymers (2DPs). An amphiphilic monomer with three-fold symmetry is chosen to form an ideally tessellated monolayer at the air/water interface. Anthracene [4+4] photo-dimerization is chosen as the growth reaction. Formation of covalent net-points upon anthracene dimerization has an influence on the mechanical coherence of the resulting sheets which could be investigated qualitatively and quantitatively by means of AFM nano-indentation.
CHIMIA Vol. 67 No. 4(2013): Laureates: Awards and Honors, SCS Fall Meeting 2012

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2013-04-24

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Vol. 67 No. 4 (2013): Laureates: Awards and Honors, SCS Fall Meeting 2012

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Scientific Articles

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P. Payamyar, J. Sakamoto, A. D. Schlüter, Chimia 2013, 67, 283, DOI: 10.2533/chimia.2013.283.