Advanced Materials, Vol.16, No.19, 1761-1761, 2004
Molecular-scale tracking of the self-healing of polycrystalline monolayers at the solid-liquid interface
Coarsening of 2D polycrystals of rod-like oligomers self-assembled at the solid-liquid interface can be visualized using scanning tunneling microscopy with sub-molecular resolution, providing insight into the thermodynamics and kinetics governing this 2D Ostwald-ripening phenomenon.