California NanoSystems Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA.
Chem Soc Rev. 2013 Apr 7;42(7):2725-45. doi: 10.1039/c2cs35365b.
Self-assembled monolayers are a unique class of nanostructured materials, with properties determined by their molecular lattice structures, as well as the interfaces with their substrates and environments. As with other nanostructured materials, defects and dimensionality play important roles in the physical, chemical, and biological properties of the monolayers. In this review, we discuss monolayer structures ranging from surfaces (two-dimensional) down to single molecules (zero-dimensional), with a focus on applications of each type of structure, and on techniques that enable characterization of monolayer physical properties down to the single-molecule scale.
自组装单分子层是一类独特的纳米结构材料，其性质由其分子晶格结构以及与基底和环境的界面决定。与其他纳米结构材料一样，缺陷和维度在单分子层的物理、化学和生物性质中起着重要作用。在这篇综述中，我们讨论了从表面（二维）到单分子（零维）的单分子层结构，重点介绍了每种结构的应用以及能够在单分子尺度上对单分子层物理性质进行表征的技术。
