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    Halogen-bond driven self-assembly of perfluorocarbon monolayers on silicon nitride

    Year: 2019

    Journal: J. Mater. Chem. A, Volume 7, NOV 14, page 24445–24453

    Authors: Abate, Antonio; Dehmel, Raphael; Sepe, Alessandro; Ngoc Linh Nguyen; Roose, Bart; Marzari, Nicola; Hong, Jun Ki; Hook, James M.; Steiner, Ullrich; Neto, Chiara

    Organizations: Adolphe Merkle Foundation; University of SydneyUniversity of Sydney; Australian Research CouncilAustralian Research Council; European Union's Seventh Framework Programme for research, technological development and demonstration [291771]; EPSRCUK Research & Innovation (UKRI)Engineering & Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) [EP/G060649/1]; NIH/NIGMS via NSF award [DMR-1332208]; Australian ARC LIEF grantsAustralian Research Council [LE0989541, LE120100027]; Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Zhangjiang Lab, Chinese Academy of Sciences through the Big Data Science Center project; NCCR MARVEL of the Swiss National Foundation; NSFNational Science Foundation (NSF)

    The self-assembly of a single layer of organic molecules on a substrate is a powerful strategy to modify surfaces and interfacial properties. Thiolates, silanes, phosphonates and carboxylates are widely used head-groups to link organic molecules to specific surfaces. In this study we show that self-assembly of perfluorododecyl iodide (I-PFC12) on a silicon nitride substrate leads to stable and highly compact monolayers of reproducible thickness (2.6 nm). Remarkably, the monolayers have the lowest ever reported surface energy of 2.6 mJ m(-2). The most likely mechanism leading to the formation of the monolayers is halogen bonding between the iodine in I-PFC12 and the nitrogen and oxygen atoms on the nitride. As a convenient, flexible and simple method, the self-assembly of halogen-bond driven perfluorocarbon monolayers is compatible with several applications, ranging from biosensing to electronics and microfluidics. Compared to other methods used to functionalise surfaces and interfaces, our procedure offers the unique advantage to work with extremely inert perfluorinated solvents. We demonstrate that surfaces commonly unstable in contact with many common organic solvents, such as organic-inorganic perovskites, can be functionalized via halogen bonding.
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