Switching in molecular shapes: Main chain length driven rod-circle transition of isolated helical polysilanes

Akihiro Ohira; Sun Young Kim; Michiya Fujiki; Yusuke Kawakami; Masanobu Naito; Giseop Kwak; Anubhav Saxena

doi:10.1039/b603122f

Switching in molecular shapes: Main chain length driven rod-circle transition of isolated helical polysilanes

Akihiro Ohira
, Sun Young Kim
, Michiya Fujiki
, Yusuke Kawakami
, Masanobu Naito
, Giseop Kwak
, Anubhav Saxena

Nara Institute of Science and Technology
Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
Korea Institute of Science and Technology
GE India Technology Centre

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Unique conformations such as rod, semicircle, and circle structures of isolated semi-flexible helical polysilanes were observed by atomic force microscopy (AFM); the chain topology was significantly related to the chain length (molecular weight) on the surfaces.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	2705-2707
Number of pages	3
Journal	Chemical Communications
Issue number	25
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1039/b603122f
State	Published - 2006

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