Interfacial Nanoarchitectonics of Stimuli-Responsive Ortho-Fluorinated Alkoxy Azobenzene Monolayers.

Key Points

• The aim is to explore the effects of molecular engineering on the behavior of stimuli-responsive alkoxy azobenzene systems.
• Investigated photoisomerization and self-assembly of F-AAB and AAB monolayers at ≈1.8 mN/m surface pressure.
• Demonstrated that molecular engineering significantly influences the photoisomerization processes.
• Showed enhanced self-assembly behaviors in stimuli-responsive systems.