Constructing covalent organic nanoarchitectures molecule by molecule via scanning probe manipulation

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<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>Constructing low-dimensional covalent assemblies with tailored size and connectivity is challenging yet often key for applications in molecular electronics where optical and electronic properties of the quantum materials are highly structure dependent. We present a versatile approach for building such structures block by block on bilayer sodium chloride (NaCl) films on Cu(111) with the tip of an atomic force microscope, while tracking the structural changes with single-bond resolution. Covalent homo-dimers in <jats:italic>cis</jats:italic> and <jats:italic>trans</jats:italic> configurations and homo-/hetero-trimers were selectively synthesized by a sequence of dehalogenation, translational manipulation and intermolecular coupling of halogenated precursors. Further demonstrations of structural build-up include complex bonding motifs, like carbon–iodine–carbon bonds and fused carbon pentagons. This work paves the way for synthesizing elusive covalent nanoarchitectures, studying structural modifications and revealing pathways of intermolecular reactions.</jats:p>

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  • Nature Chemistry

    Nature Chemistry 13 (11), 1133-1139, 2021-09-02

    Springer Science and Business Media LLC

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