In-situ study of the surfactant mediated polymerization process of 2D polymers at the air-water interface

2D polymers (2DPs) have become increasingly popular in recent years due to their interesting electronic properties. One way to realize 2D polymer crystals with large domain size and high crystallinity is by surfactant-monolayer-assisted interfacial synthesis (SMAIS). After studying the surfactant monolayer assembly and selforientation of the monomers in a previous proposal, we are now planning to investigate the last step in our SMAIS process - the polymerization. The overall goal of the project is to better understand the relation between the surfactant monolayer, the supramolecular pre-organization of the monomers, and the final crystal structure (crystallinity, orientation) of the fully polymerized 2D polymers.