Conspectus The covalent linking of acetylene compounds is an important synthetic tool to
control carbon–carbon bond formation and has been extensively studied for more than a …

Two-dimensional surface structures formed by organic self-assembly offer an efficient route
to bottom-up assembly of tailored nanostructures. Organic building blocks are especially …

Conspectus Colloidal nanocrystals (NCs) have emerged as a diverse class of materials with
tunable composition, size, shape, and surface chemistry. From their facile syntheses to …

Supramolecular self-assemblies formed by various non-covalent interactions can produce
diverse functional networks on solid surfaces. These networks have recently attracted much …

On-surface synthesis has provided exciting concepts for the building of covalently bonded
molecular nanostructures as well as the exploration of new synthetic pathway alternatives to …

Wet-chemical synthesis via heating bulk solution is powerful to obtain nanomaterials.
However, it still suffers from limited reaction rate, controllability, and massive consumption of …

To discern the catalytic activity of different active sites, a self-assembly strategy is applied to
confine the involved species that are “attached” to specific surface sites. The employed …

How can one tailor an experiment to obtain the highest level of control over the chemical
reactivity of organic molecules? How can one simultaneously attain a direct live view of a …

A variety of intermetallic compounds possesses high enthalpies of formation. These
compounds may be formed from reactive compacts or nanostructures comprised of …

Catalyst synthesis with precise control over the structure of catalytic active sites at the atomic
level is of essential importance for the scientific understanding of reaction mechanisms and …