Small organic molecules, capable of undergoing efficient and reversible photochemical
reactions to switch them between (at least) two (meta) stable isomers associated with …

Using light to control the switching of functional properties of surface-bound species is an
attractive strategy for the development of new technologies with possible applications in …

We use different semiempirical dispersion correction schemes to assess the role of long-
range van der Waals interactions in the adsorption of the prototypical molecular switch …

Quantum chemical calculations of various azobenzene (AB) derivatives have been carried
out with the goal to describe the energetics and kinetics of their thermal cis→ trans …

We employ normal-incidence x-ray standing wave and temperature programed desorption
spectroscopy to derive the adsorption geometry and energetics of the prototypical molecular …

The fabrication of graphene nanoribbons (GNRs) requires a high degree of precision due to
the sensitivity of the electronic structure on the edge shape. Using Br-substituted molecular …

While exploring photoisomerization of azobenzyl thiols (ABT) adsorbed on Au (111), through
joint scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) and tip-enhanced Raman scattering (TERS) …

Two-photon photoemission spectroscopy is employed to analyze reversible changes in the
electronic structure of the molecular switch tetra-tert-butyl-azobenzene (TBA) adsorbed on …

Molecular switches represent a fascinating class of functional molecules, whose properties
can be reversibly changed between different molecular states by excitation with light or other …

Functionalized molecules represent the central issue of molecular nanotechnology.
Scanning tunnelling microscopy (STM) is a powerful method to investigate such molecules …