Properties of single dendrimer molecules studied by atomic force microscopy

• Main Authors: Grim, P. C. M., Foubert, P., Vosch, T., Vanoppen, P., Wiesler, U. M., Berresheim, A. J., Müllen, K., De Schryver, F. C., Zhang, Hua
• Other Authors: School of Materials Science & Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Materials
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/95494; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/8631
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Well-separated, individual polyphenylene dendrimer molecules have been prepared by spin coating on a mica surface, and subsequently imaged by noncontact atomic force microscopy (NCAFM). The observed height is in good agreement with the size of a single dendrimer molecule, as calculated by molecular...