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ArticleNature communications2024

Crystallization of molecular layers produced under confinement onto a surface.

Jincheng Tong, Nathan de Bruyn, Adriana Alieva, Elizabeth J Legge, Matthew Boyes, Xiuju Song, Alvin J Walisinghe, Andrew J Pollard, Michael W Anderson, Thomas Vetter and 2 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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12 authors.

Jincheng TongDepartment of Chemistry, University of Manchester, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK. tongjincheng@outlook.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7762-1460
Nathan de BruynDepartment of Chemistry, University of Manchester, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK.
Adriana AlievaDepartment of Chemistry, University of Manchester, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK.
Elizabeth J LeggeNational Physical Laboratory, Teddington, Middlesex, TW11 0LW, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3432-4017
Matthew BoyesDepartment of Chemistry, University of Manchester, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK.
Xiuju SongDepartment of Chemistry, University of Manchester, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK.
Alvin J WalisingheCurtin Institute for Computation, School for Molecular and Life Sciences, Curtin University, Perth, WA, 6845, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7190-1274
Andrew J PollardNational Physical Laboratory, Teddington, Middlesex, TW11 0LW, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6841-2592
Michael W AndersonDepartment of Chemistry, University of Manchester, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK.
Thomas VetterDepartment of Chemical Engineering and Analytical Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, M1 3AL, UK.
Manuel Melle-FrancoCICECO-Aveiro Institute of Materials, Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, 3810-193, Portugal.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1929-0477
Cinzia CasiraghiDepartment of Chemistry, University of Manchester, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK. cinzia.casiraghi@manchester.ac.uk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7185-0377

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6 · The paper itself

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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