We described the formation of self-organized two-dimensional (2D) assemblies of N-(2,3,5,6-tetrafluoro- 4-iodophenyl)hexadecylamine and 1-dodecyl-imidazole at the liquid/HOPG interface. The two-dimen- sional assemblies showed a fishbone-like pattern structure as revealed by high-resolution scanning tunneling microscopy. Although different interactions can drive the formation of 2D assemblies, as far as we know, this is the first report on halogen bond-driven 2D assemblies.
YANG XunYuWANG FangCHEN QiuXiaWANG LiYanWANG ZhiQiang
Poly(allylamine hydrochloride) (PAH), which is frequently used in fabricating polyelectrolyte multilayer films, was studied by single molecule force spectroscopy (SMFS). Plenty of force-extension curves with a long plateau were obtained in water, indicating that train-like structure was predominant when PAH was adsorbed on the substrate. It was found that the peak-type force-extension curves of PAH in water were not able to be fitted by the modified freely-jointed chain model. Additionally, there was a flat region in the derivative of force-extension curves. Thus, it was inferred that PAH chain in water was in a special conformation and underwent a "conformational transition" under the stretching of an external force. This phenomenon did not appear in the SMFS experiment in 1 mol/L urea solution, which indi-cated that urea was able to break the special conformation.
YU Ying WANG Fang SHI WeiQing WANG LiYan WANG WenBin SHEN JiaCong
