Probing the Local Conformation within pi-Conjugated One-dimensional Supramolecular Stacks using Frequency Modulation Atomic Force Microscopy

Abstract

peer reviewedFrequency-modulation atomic force microscopy is used to investigate the local conformation within 1D stacks obtained by the self-assembly of p-conjugated molecules from solution. The structural parameters extracted from the experimental data can be interpreted in terms of local molecular conformation, by comparison with models obtained by molecular mechanics and dynamics simulations