@article {45936,
	title = {Seeded on-surface supramolecular growth for large area conductive donor-acceptor assembly},
	journal = {Chemical Communications},
	volume = {51},
	year = {2015},
	month = {MAY},
	pages = {10439-10442},
	type = {Article},
	abstract = {<p>Charge transport features of organic semiconductor assemblies are of paramount importance. However, large-area extended supramolecular structures of donor-acceptor combinations with controlled self-assembly pathways are hardly accessible. In this context, as a representative example, seeded on-surface supramolecular growth of tetrathiafulvalene and tetracyano-p-quinodimethane (TTF-TCNQ) using active termini of solution-formed sheaves has been introduced to form an extended assembly. We demonstrate for the first time, the creation of a large-area donor-acceptor assembly on the surface, which is practically very tedious, using a seeded, evaporation-assisted growth process. The excellent molecular ordering in this assembly is substantiated by its good electrical conductivity (similar to 10(-2) S cm(-1)). The on-surface assembly via both internally formed and externally added sheaf-like seeds open new pathways in supramolecular chemistry and device applications.</p>},
	issn = {1359-7345},
	doi = {10.1039/c5cc03091a},
	author = {Goudappagouda and Chithiravel, Sundaresan and Krishnamoorthy, Kothandam and Gosavi, Suresh W. and Babu, Sukumaran Santhosh}
}
