Structure of coordination compounds studied by Atomic Force Microscopy
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Sublimation and surface reassembly of coordination polymers is introduced by Felix Zamora and co-workers. This striking phenomenon is achieved due to the reversibility of the coordination bonds, which allows the polymers to be sublimated in form of small oligomers and reassembled on the surface. The frontispiece of the May 2009 issue of Advanced Materials illustrates the observation using Atomic Force Microscopy of the temperature-controlled transition to a 1D organization reflecting the 1D bulk structure of the coordination compound.
Lorena Welte et al. Adv. Mater. 20/2009 .
