Synthetic chemists have developed robust methods to synthesize discrete molecules, linear
and branched polymers, and disordered cross-linked networks. However, two-dimensional …

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 …

Boundaries between distinct topological phases of matter support robust, yet exotic quantum
states such as spin–momentum locked transport channels or Majorana fermions,–. The idea …

Graphene nanostructures (GNs) including graphene nanoribbons and nanoflakes have
attracted tremendous interest in the field of chemistry and materials science due to their …

Emergence of π-magnetism in open-shell nanographenes has been theoretically predicted
decades ago but their experimental characterization was elusive due to the strong chemical …

Using scanning probe microscopy techniques, at low temperatures and in ultrahigh vacuum,
individual molecules adsorbed on surfaces can be probed with ultrahigh resolution to …

Topological band theory predicts that a topological electronic phase transition between two
insulators must proceed via closure of the electronic gap. Here, we use this transition to …

Graphene nanoribbons (GNRs) have gained significant attention in nanoelectronics due to
their potential for precise tuning of electronic properties through variations in edge structure …

Immobilization of organic molecules on metal surfaces and their coupling via thermally
induced C–C bond formation is an important technique in organic and polymer synthesis …

The larger acenes and heteroacenes (> pentacenes) are attractive, yet sensitive materials;
several strategies were developed to stabilize such species.“Classic” approaches employ …