Taichi Iizuka

Self-stretching molecular monolayers with autonomous folding and mechanical adaptation

Molecular monolayers at fluid interfaces are generally considered mechanically fragile, collapsing under lateral compression. Here we show that a rationally designed amphiphilic π-conjugated molecule instead forms a monolayer that adapts to mechanical stress. Langmuir films of 3-hydroxyphenyl-7-decyl-[1]benzothieno[3,2...