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Electric Field Guided Self-Assembly of Molecules

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 February 2011

Wei Lu  and
David Salac
Wei Lu
Affiliation:
weilu@umich.edu, University of Michigan, Mechanical Engineering, 2250 GGBrown Bldg, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, United States
David Salac
Affiliation:
dsalac@umich.edu, University of Michigan, Mechanical Engineering, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, United States
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Abstract

Adsorbate molecules usually carry electric dipole moments, and the magnitude can be engineered by adding polar groups. This paper investigates the dynamic domain pattern formation of multilayer dipolar molecules on a substrate under the guidance of external electric fields. The simulations reveal self-alignment, pattern conformation and the reduction of feature size in multilayer systems. A novel approach of transporting molecules on a substrate surface by reconfigurable molecular vehicles and embedded electrodes is proposed.

Keywords

self-assemblydiffusiontribology
Type
Research Article
Information
MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 947: Symposium A – Responsive Soft Matter – Chemistry and Physics for Assemblages, Films and Forms , 2006 , 0947-08-01
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2007

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