Nanotemplated Crystallization of Organic Molecules

Crystal clear: The growth of organic crystals was templated down to 60 nm by chemical nanopatterns, providing access to polycrystalline nanosquares and nanolines. Also, depending on the attractive or repulsive nature of the background of the nanopatterns, crystal nucleation occurred either at the edges of the nanofeatures or 50–70 nm away from them, respectively, giving rise to the formation of crystalline nanocorrals for short crystallization times (see figure).