Supramolecular networks deposited on surfaces are of interest for a range of applications, but expanding monolayers to well-ordered multilayers remains a significant challenge, not least because analytical tools capable of probing such assemblies are limited. Here, the authors demonstrate that combining AFM-IR with STM enables an assessment of the differences in molecular conformations between 2D and 3D supramolecular networks adsorbed onto a HOPG surface.
- Ali Hamadeh
- Frank Palmino
- Frédéric Chérioux
