Abstract
The co-adsorption behavior of nucleic-acid base (thymine; cytosine) and melamine was investigated by scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) technique at liquid/solid (1-octanol/graphite) interface. STM characterization results indicate that phase separation happened after dropping the mixed solution of thymine-melamine onto highly oriented pyrolytic graphite (HOPG) surface, while the hetero-component cluster-like structure was observed when cytosine-melamine binary assembly system is used. From the viewpoints of non-covalent interactions calculated by using density functional theory (DFT) method, the formation mechanisms of these assembled structures were explored in detail. This work will supply a methodology to design the supramolecular assembled structures and the hetero-component materials composed by biological and chemical compound.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 552 |
Journal | Nanoscale Research Letters |
Volume | 11 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Dec 2016 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Binary self-assembly
- Hetero-compound
- Hydrogen binding
- Intermolecular recognition