Molecular-scale electronics: from concept to function

D Xiang, X Wang, C Jia, T Lee, X Guo - Chemical reviews, 2016 - ACS Publications
Creating functional electrical circuits using individual or ensemble molecules, often termed
as “molecular-scale electronics”, not only meets the increasing technical demands of the …

Surface chemistry of porphyrins and phthalocyanines

JM Gottfried - Surface Science Reports, 2015 - Elsevier
This review covers the surface chemistry of porphyrins, phthalocyanines, their metal
complexes, and related compounds, with particular focus on chemical reactions at …

Two-dimensional ferroelectricity in a single-element bismuth monolayer

J Gou, H Bai, X Zhang, YL Huang, S Duan, A Ariando… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
Ferroelectric materials are fascinating for their non-volatile switchable electric polarizations
induced by the spontaneous inversion-symmetry breaking. However, in all of the …

Real-space imaging of anisotropic charge of σ-hole by means of Kelvin probe force microscopy

B Mallada, A Gallardo, M Lamanec, B De La Torre… - Science, 2021 - science.org
An anisotropic charge distribution on individual atoms, such as σ-holes, may strongly affect
the material and structural properties of systems. However, the spatial resolution of such …

[HTML][HTML] Production and processing of graphene and related materials

C Backes, AM Abdelkader, C Alonso… - 2D …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
We present an overview of the main techniques for production and processing of graphene
and related materials (GRMs), as well as the key characterization procedures. We adopt …

Accelerated dinitrogen electroreduction to ammonia via interfacial polarization triggered by single-atom protrusions

J Li, S Chen, F Quan, G Zhan, F Jia, Z Ai, L Zhang - Chem, 2020 - cell.com
Electrocatalytic N 2 reduction reaction (NRR) offers a promising low-energy, sustainable
ammonia-synthesizing alternative to Haber-Bosch reaction. One roadblock lying in access to …

Porphyrins at interfaces

W Auwärter, D Écija, F Klappenberger, JV Barth - Nature chemistry, 2015 - nature.com
Porphyrins and other tetrapyrrole macrocycles possess an impressive variety of functional
properties that have been exploited in natural and artificial systems. Different metal centres …

[HTML][HTML] Hexagonal boron nitride monolayers on metal supports: Versatile templates for atoms, molecules and nanostructures

W Auwärter - Surface Science Reports, 2019 - Elsevier
Hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) monolayers have attracted considerable interest as
atomically thin sp 2-hybridized sheets that are readily synthesized on various metal …

Lanthanide–tetrapyrrole complexes: synthesis, redox chemistry, photophysical properties, and photonic applications

WL Chan, C Xie, WS Lo, JCG Bünzli… - Chemical Society …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Tetrapyrrole derivatives such as porphyrins, phthalocyanines, naphthalocyanines, and
porpholactones, are highly stable macrocyclic compounds that play important roles in many …

Atomically precise manufacturing of silicon electronics

J Pitters, J Croshaw, R Achal, L Livadaru, S Ng… - ACS …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Atomically precise manufacturing (APM) is a key technique that involves the direct control of
atoms in order to manufacture products or components of products. It has been developed …