Templated assembling of phthalocyanine arrays along a polymer chain

摘要

Copper phthalocyanine can assemble along PPE backbones into molecular arrays and 2D assemblies with structural parameters different from its intrinsic 2D crystal. The template effect depends on the match between the size of phthalocyanine and the repeating period of the PPE backbone. Self-assemblies of nanometre-sized building blocks at surfaces and interfaces are of increasing interest for nanotechnology research.