Angewandte Chemie International Edition · 1999 · 187 citations · 0 references
Natural SciencesChemistryMaterials ScienceNanotechnologySurface ChemistrySurface ScienceCoordination ChemistryMetal-ligand BondingMolecular VisualizationSurface AdsorptionSurface CrystallographySurface PhysicsGridsIntermolecular Metal-ligand InteractionsMetal Ligand CoordinationMetal Self-assemblyMolecular Adsorption ImagingSupramolecular Coordination ChemistrySupramolecular Coordination ComplexesSurface-confined Supramolecular Assemblies
Metallo-supramolecular systems have been adsorbed in a controlled way onto graphite surfaces and visualized with molecular resolution for the first time. A parallel or orthogonal arrangement of the metal coordination arrays is evident depending on the specific ligands (see picture). Furthermore, simple nanomanipulations were performed by extracting single grids from the layer.