The growth of inch-scale high-quality graphene on insulating substrates is desirable for
electronic and optoelectronic applications, but remains challenging due to the lack of metal …

Early investigations of epitaxy focused on inorganic adsorbates consisting of atoms or few-
atom molecules, where commensurate registries are predominantly encountered …

Solar cells incorporating organic–inorganic perovskites, especially methylammonium lead
iodide (CH3NH3PbI3), have recently shown remarkable performances and therefore …

In this review, we summarize recent progress in experimental approaches to the
investigation of the unoccupied electronic structures of organic ultrathin films, based on a …

The emerging field of straintronics, ie, the control and utilization of the strain state of 2D-
materials, is of great importance for their technological development, specifically in view of …

Monolayers of transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) possess high potential for
applications in novel electronic and optoelectronic devices and therefore the development of …

Carbon contamination is a notorious issue that has an enormous influence on surface
science experiments, especially in near-atmospheric conditions. While it is often mentioned …

The hexagonal reconstruction of Au (001) has been a model system for the understanding of
complex metal surface reconstructions, and it has been intensively studied over almost five …

The fabrication of nanomaterials involves self-ordering processes of functional molecules on
inorganic surfaces. To obtain specific molecular arrangements, a common strategy is to …

Many of graphene's remarkable properties arise from its linear dispersion of the electronic
states, forming a Dirac cone at the K points of the Brillouin zone. Silicene, the 2D allotrope of …