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Crystallization of molecular layers produced under confinement onto a surface

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  • Jincheng Tong

    (University of Manchester)

  • Nathan Bruyn

    (University of Manchester)

  • Adriana Alieva

    (University of Manchester)

  • Elizabeth. J. Legge

    (National Physical Laboratory
    Advanced Technology Institute, University of Surrey)

  • Matthew Boyes

    (University of Manchester)

  • Xiuju Song

    (University of Manchester)

  • Alvin J. Walisinghe

    (Curtin Institute for Computation, School for Molecular and Life Sciences, Curtin University)

  • Andrew J. Pollard

    (National Physical Laboratory)

  • Michael W. Anderson

    (University of Manchester
    Curtin Institute for Computation, School for Molecular and Life Sciences, Curtin University)

  • Thomas Vetter

    (University of Manchester)

  • Manuel Melle-Franco

    (University of Aveiro)

  • Cinzia Casiraghi

    (University of Manchester)

Abstract

It is well known that molecules confined very close to a surface arrange into molecular layers. Because solid-liquid interfaces are ubiquitous in the chemical, biological and physical sciences, it is crucial to develop methods to easily access molecular layers and exploit their distinct properties by producing molecular layered crystals. Here we report a method based on crystallization in ultra-thin puddles enabled by gas blowing, which allows to produce molecular layered crystals with thickness down to the monolayer onto a surface, making them directly accessible for characterization and further processing. By selecting four molecules with different types of polymorphs, we observed exclusive crystallization of polymorphs with Van der Waals interlayer interactions, which have not been observed with traditional confinement methods. In conclusion, the gas blowing approach unveils the opportunity to perform materials chemistry under confinement onto a surface, enabling the formation of distinct crystals with selected polymorphism.

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  • Jincheng Tong & Nathan Bruyn & Adriana Alieva & Elizabeth. J. Legge & Matthew Boyes & Xiuju Song & Alvin J. Walisinghe & Andrew J. Pollard & Michael W. Anderson & Thomas Vetter & Manuel Melle-Franco &, 2024. "Crystallization of molecular layers produced under confinement onto a surface," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 15(1), pages 1-8, December.
  • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:15:y:2024:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-024-45900-0
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-45900-0
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