Self-Assembled Thin Films of Organo-Metal Complexes
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Salditt, Tim; An, Qingrui; Plech, Anton; Peisl, Johann; Eschbaumer, Christian; Weidl, Christian H.; Schubert, Ulrich S.
- Abstract:
- Organo-metal complexes have been self-assembled into thin monomolecular films by adsorption onto polyelectrolyte covered substrates.
The basic molecular building blocks of these systems consist of octahedral coordinating metal ions (Cu(II), Co(II), Zn(II), and Hg(II)) and
terpyridines or fused terpyridines, held together by non-covalent interactions. The structure of the films has been characterized by synchroton
based X-ray re¯ectivity and ¯uorescence techniques, clearly proving the successfull deposition of a close-packed monomolecular layer of
complexes. First results of diffuse X-ray scattering indicate that the complexes exhibit no long-range lateral order, while however, forming a
laterally homogeneous film.
- Year:
- 1999
- Type of Publication:
- Article
- Journal:
- Thin Solid Films
- Volume:
- 354
- Pages:
- 208 – 214