Sequence-Programmable Multicomponent Multilayers of Nanometer-Sized Tetralactam Macrocycles on Gold Surfaces

Abstract

Multicomponent multilayers have been deposited on gold surfaces by metal-ion-mediated layer-by-layer self-assembly of differently functionalized tetralactam macrocycles. The layer stack can be programmed with respect to the sequences of metal ions and macrocycles by the deposition sequence.