摘要
We investigated the self-assembly of rationally designed gamma-Phe on Au(111) using scanning tunneling microscopy with density functional theory calculations. In contrast to alpha-Phe, gamma-Phe self-assembled into ring-shaped clusters (RSCs) and two-dimensional (2D) molecular domains. The better self-association tendency was attributed to conformational preorganization through intramolecular interaction between ammonium and carboxylate functionalities.
- 出版日期2016