Thin‐Film‐Based Nanoarchitectures for Soft Matter: Controlled Assemblies into Two‐Dimensional Worlds
- 20 April 2011
- Vol. 7 (10), 1288-1308
- https://doi.org/10.1002/smll.201002350
Abstract
Controlling the organization of molecular building blocks at the nanometer level is of utmost importance, not only from the viewpoint of scientific curiosity, but also for the development of next‐generation organic devices with electrical, optical, chemical, or biological functions. Self‐assembly offers great potential for the manufacture of nanoarchitectures (nanostructures and nanopatterns) over large areas by using low‐energy and inexpensive spontaneous processes. However, self‐assembled structures in 3D media, such as solutions or solids, are not easily incorporated into current device‐oriented nanotechnology. The scope of this review is therefore to introduce the expanding methodology for the construction of thin‐film‐based nanoarchitectures on solid surfaces and to try to address a general concept with emphasis on the availability of dynamic interfaces for the creation and manipulation of nanoarchitectures. In this review, the strategies for the construction of nanostructures, the control and manipulation of nanopatterns, and the application of nanoarchitectures are described; the construction strategies are categorized into three classes: i) π‐conjugated molecular assembly in two dimensions, ii) bio‐directed molecular assembly on surfaces, and iii) recent thin‐film preparation technologies.This publication has 102 references indexed in Scilit:
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