Langmuir, Vol.18, No.11, 4342-4344, 2002
Real space visualization of the disklike assembly structure of dendritic molecules on graphite
The self-assembly of monodendrons with peripherally attached alkyl substituents has been studied by scanning tunneling microscopy. The disklike assembly, a characteristic structure of low generation dendrimers, has been directly observed. The subunits of disk structure can be well resolved as well as the ordered alkyl parts.