Porphyrin-based two-dimensional coordination Kagome lattice self-assembled on a Au(111) surface

Ziliang Shi; Nian Lin

doi:10.1021/ja900499b

Porphyrin-based two-dimensional coordination Kagome lattice self-assembled on a Au(111) surface

J Am Chem Soc. 2009 Apr 22;131(15):5376-7. doi: 10.1021/ja900499b.

Authors

Ziliang Shi¹, Nian Lin

Affiliation

¹ Department of Physics, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Hong Kong, China.

PMID: 20560634
DOI: 10.1021/ja900499b

Abstract

A two-dimensional network of metal-coordinated Kagome lattice has been self-assembled by free-base tetrapyridyl porphyrin molecules on a Au(111) surface. Au ad-atoms offered by the surface coordinate the pyridyl functions of the neighboring porphyrins in a 2-fold linear coordination. Comparison of the self-assemblies of the same molecules on various surfaces (Au, Ag, and Cu) underlines the fact that both structural and chemical characteristics of surfaces play important roles in determining the supramolecular adlayer structures.