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  • A 2D Substitutional Solid Solution through Hydrogen Bonding of Molecular Building Blocks.

A 2D Substitutional Solid Solution through Hydrogen Bonding of Molecular Building Blocks.

ACS nano (2017-08-15)
Jennifer M MacLeod, Josh Lipton-Duffin, Chaoying Fu, Tyler Taerum, Dmitrii F Perepichka, Federico Rosei
ABSTRACT

Two-dimensional (2D) molecular self-assembly allows for the formation of well-defined supramolecular layers with tailored geometrical, compositional, and chemical properties. To date, random intermixing and entropic effects in these systems have largely been associated with crystalline disorder and glassy phases. Here we describe a 2D crystalline self-assembled molecular system that exhibits random incorporation of substitutional molecules. The lattice is formed from a mixture of trimesic acid (TMA) and terthienobenzenetricarboxylic acid (TTBTA), C