Controlling a chemical coupling reaction on a surface: tools and strategies for on-surface synthesis

S Clair, DG de Oteyza - Chemical reviews, 2019 - ACS Publications
On-surface synthesis is appearing as an extremely promising research field aimed at
creating new organic materials. A large number of chemical reactions have been …

Internal electric field on steering charge migration: modulations, determinations and energy‐related applications

X Yue, J Fan, Q Xiang - Advanced Functional Materials, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Energy‐related problems induced by ever‐continuous fossil consumption have arisen as
one of the most challenging issues in the 21st century, imposing urgent demands on …

Supramolecular assemblies on surfaces: nanopatterning, functionality, and reactivity

DP Goronzy, M Ebrahimi, F Rosei, Arramel, Y Fang… - ACS …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Understanding how molecules interact to form large-scale hierarchical structures on
surfaces holds promise for building designer nanoscale constructs with defined chemical …

Atomically precise bottom-up synthesis of π-extended [5] triangulene

J Su, M Telychko, P Hu, G Macam, P Mutombo… - Science …, 2019 - science.org
The zigzag-edged triangular graphene molecules (ZTGMs) have been predicted to host
ferromagnetically coupled edge states with the net spin scaling with the molecular size …

[HTML][HTML] On-surface synthesis of triangulene trimers via dehydration reaction

S Cheng, Z Xue, C Li, Y Liu, L Xiang, Y Ke… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Triangulene and its homologues are of considerable interest for molecular spintronics due to
their high-spin ground states as well as the potential for constructing high spin frameworks …

Controlling the optical properties of carbon nanotubes with organic colour-centre quantum defects

AH Brozena, M Kim, LR Powell, YH Wang - Nature Reviews Chemistry, 2019 - nature.com
Previously unwelcome, defects are emerging as a new frontier of research, providing a
molecular focal point to study the coupling of electrons, excitons, phonons and spin in low …

Real-space identification of intermolecular bonding with atomic force microscopy

J Zhang, P Chen, B Yuan, W Ji, Z Cheng, X Qiu - Science, 2013 - science.org
We report a real-space visualization of the formation of hydrogen bonding in 8-
hydroxyquinoline (8-hq) molecular assemblies on a Cu (111) substrate, using noncontact …

[HTML][HTML] Orbital-symmetry effects on magnetic exchange in open-shell nanographenes

Q Du, X Su, Y Liu, Y Jiang, C Li, KK Yan, R Ortiz… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Open-shell nanographenes appear as promising candidates for future applications in
spintronics and quantum technologies. A critical aspect to realize this potential is to design …

Surface and interface aspects of organometal halide perovskite materials and solar cells

LK Ono, Y Qi - The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, 2016 - ACS Publications
The current challenges (eg, stability, hysteresis, etc.) in organometal halide perovskite solar
cell research are closely correlated with surfaces and interfaces. For instance, efficient …

Atomic force microscopy for molecular structure elucidation

L Gross, B Schuler, N Pavliček… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Using scanning probe microscopy techniques, at low temperatures and in ultrahigh vacuum,
individual molecules adsorbed on surfaces can be probed with ultrahigh resolution to …