James C. Russell

TL;DR: A molecular network that exhibits critical correlations in the spatial order that is characteristic of a random, entropically stabilized, rhombus tiling is described and a topological defect can propagate through the network, giving rise to a local reordering of molecular tiles and thus to transitions between quasi-degenerate local minima of a complex energy landscape.

TL;DR: A two-dimensional nanoporous covalent organic framework can be prepared on a Au(111) substrate with near complete surface coverage and can be used to control the organisation of a sublimed layer of C(60).

TL;DR: This work shows that a non-planar guest species (C(60) can play a more complex role by promoting the growth of a second layer of host molecules above and parallel to the surface so that self-assembly is extended into the third dimension.

TL;DR: The results demonstrate an alternative, solution-phase approach to the formation of large molecules and nanostructures by coupling reactions and show that regions of TBPQ coexist with regions of disordered multiply linked molecules.

TL;DR: It is shown that the random organization of a two-dimensional supramolecular array of isophthalate tetracarboxylic acids varies with subtle chemical changes in the system, quantifying this variation using an order parameter and revealing a phase behaviour that is consistent with long-standing theoretical studies on random tiling.