Method for the preparation of a coating

The invention relates to a method for the preparation of a coating comprising at least one coating layer on a solid substrate, said method comprising the steps of a, providing monomers of the type R-(N)x-(L)m-(C≡C)n-(L']o(N')y-R', wherein R is a head moiety, R' is a tail moiety, (C≡C)n is an oligoyne moiety, L and L' are linker moieties, N and N' independently are branched or unbranched optionally substituted C1-C25 alkyl moieties optionally containing 1 to 5 heteroatoms, x, m, o, and y are independently 0 or 1, n is 4 to 12, and wherein said head moiety allows for an interaction with the surface of said solid substrate; b. bringing said monomers into contact with said solid substrate wherein said interaction of said head moieties of said monomers with the surface of said solid substrate induces at least a part of said monomers to align in a defined manner thereby forming a film on said surface and bringing said oligoyne moieties of said monomers into close contact with each other; c. inducing a reaction between oligoyne moieties by providing an external stimulus so as to at least partially cross-link said aligned monomers, thereby forming a coating layer on said solid substrate. The invention further relates to a coating obtainable according to the method of the invention, the use of a coating obtainable according to the method of the invention, a solid substrate comprising a coating obtainable according to the invention and the use of the solid substrate.