CRC 858 B02 - 2D Reactions at Surfaces (SFB 858)

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Description

Patterning at surfaces via self assembly of organic molecules has gained increasing interest in recent years. Two dimensional and, where appropriate, three dimensional molecular systems can be created via organic molecular beam epitaxy (OMBE) by the specific interaction between the organic molecule and the surface and also between the molecules themselves. The generation of defined structures then is the result of cooperative interactions. This project focuses on intermolecular reactions of self assembled organic molecules, thus stabilizing the preformed architectures to a further extent. Self assembly hereby steers the reaction (cooperativity by alignment, selectivity). Initially, we want to proof this approach through performing different condensation reactions.