Nanoarchitectonics at Surfaces : Reaction, Adsorption, and Assembly

Abstract

The development of nanotechnology has made it possible to evaluate properties and functions at the nano-level. In order to fulfill this as material chemistry, it is necessary to develop a concept that integrates nanotechnology with existing fields such as supramolecular chemistry. This role is assigned to nanoarchitectonics, which is considered as a post-nanotechnology concept. In this paper, several recent examples related to nanoarchitectonics especially at interfaces are reviewed and discussed. In addition to nontechnology-driven organic reaction at solid surfaces, various nano-films preparation though techniques such as Langmuir-Blodgett (LB) method and layer-by-layer (LbL) assembly were discussed as nanoarchitectonics approaches to create functional materials such as two-dimensional nanocarbons and electroactive ultrathin films at interfaces.