Periodic Positioning of Multilayered [2.2]Paracyclophane‐Based Nanopillars

Abstract

Controlled patterning of highly oriented pyrolitic graphite with well-defined 3D nanostructures is realized by steered uniaxial alignment of multilayered [2.2]paracyclophane-based building blocks bearing functional clips (see picture). Their in-plane self-assembly allows exact positioning of vertical structural elements with precisely defined nanoscale spacing.