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 …

Emerging applications of photochromic compounds demand new molecular designs that
can be inspired by some long‐known yet currently forgotten classes of photoswitches. In the …

We introduce a mild and efficient avenue to induce the folding of single chain polymer
nanoparticles (SCNPs) using visible light. The versatility of the method is based on three …

Assembly of fullerenes utilizing self-organization at solvent/non-solvent interfaces or by
introducing hydrophobic (philic) end-groups have yielded diverse molecularly-ordered …

On-surface polymerization is a powerful bottom-up approach that allows for the growth of
covalent architectures with defined properties using the two-dimensional confinement of a …

Two-dimensional (2D) crystal-to-crystal transition is an important method in crystal
engineering because of its ability to directly create diverse crystal materials from one crystal …

Bithiophenyl-based diaminotriazine derivatives (2TDT-n, n= 10, 12, 16, and 18) with different
chain lengths display colhex/p6mm mesophases. Their supramolecular self-assembled …

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

Control over molecular nanostructure is of the utmost importance in bottom-up strategies to
create functionalized surfaces for electronic devices and advanced materials. In this context …

On the highly oriented pyrolytic graphite (HOPG) surface, a new porphyrin molecule MT-4
containing a porphine core with six alkyl chains and two carboxyl groups has been explored …