Abstract
The self-organization of two polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons with different aromatic core sizes, dodecylphenyl-substituted hexa-peri- hexabenzocoronene and an extended disk consisting of 96 carbon atoms 6-fold-alkyl-substituted, on the surface from solution has been investigated. Highly ordered surface layers of both materials could be obtained by the zone-casting technique, despite an apparently low self-organization in drop-cast films. The zone-cast films revealed high macroscopic uniaxial orientation of the columns with a molecular edge-on arrangement on the glass support as confirmed by polarized optical microscopy, UV-vis measurements in polarized light, high-resolution transmission electron microscopy, and X-ray diffraction. Electron diffraction indicated a high intracolumnar periodicity of the molecules, but a low intercolumnar correlation of the disks due to the increased molecular dynamics in the liquid crystalline phase.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 2641-2647 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Chemistry of Materials |
Volume | 17 |
Issue number | 10 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 17 May 2005 |