Molecular Self‐Assembly at Solid Surfaces

R Otero, JM Gallego, ALV de Parga, N Martín… - Advanced …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Self‐assembly, the process by which objects initially distributed at random arrange into well‐
defined patterns exclusively due to their local mutual interactions without external …

On-surface synthesis of gold porphyrin derivatives via a cascade of chemical interactions: Planarization, self-metalation, and intermolecular coupling

B Cirera, B De La Torre, D Moreno… - Chemistry of …, 2019 - ACS Publications
On-surface chemistry in ultrahigh vacuum offers complementary routes for synthesizing
molecular complexes that cannot be accessed through standard solution chemistry. The …

Cross-impact of surface and interaction anisotropy in the self-assembly of organic adsorption monolayers: a Monte Carlo and transfer-matrix study

VA Gorbunov, SS Akimenko… - Physical Chemistry …, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Using a simple lattice gas model we study the features of self-assembly in adsorption layers
where both “molecule–surface” and “molecule–molecule” interactions are anisotropic …

Local (111)-like reconstruction on highly-compressed Cu (001) regions

M Yamada, K Yagyu, S Ohno, T Iimori, K Nakatsuji… - Surface Science, 2022 - Elsevier
Nitrogen adsorption on a Cu (001) surface leads to formation of the grid-like nanopattern
where square c (2× 2) N-adsorbed islands of the size, 5nm× 5nm, are aligned along [100] …

Template-directed molecular nanostructures on the Ag/Pt (111) dislocation network

K Aït-Mansour, M Treier, P Ruffieux… - The Journal of …, 2009 - ACS Publications
We report on the high effectiveness of the Ag/Pt (111) dislocation network template for
guiding the formation of well-ordered perylenetetracarboxylic diimide (PTCDI) molecular …

Guided Molecular Assembly on a Locally Reactive 2D Material

B Warner, TG Gill, V Caciuc, N Atodiresei… - Advanced …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Atomically precise engineering of the position of molecular adsorbates on surfaces of 2D
materials is key to their development in applications ranging from catalysis to single …

The adsorption of atomic N and the growth of copper nitrides on Cu (1 0 0)

D Écija, JM Gallego, R Miranda - Surface science, 2009 - Elsevier
We report on the adsorption of nitrogen on the Cu (100) surface when using a radio-
frequency plasma source to obtain atomic nitrogen. In these conditions, more than 0.5 ML of …

Surface characterization of self-assembled N–Cu nanostructures

LJ Cristina, JC Moreno-López, SJ Sferco… - Applied surface …, 2012 - Elsevier
We report on the process of low energy N2+ implantation and annealing of a Cu (001)
surface. Through AES we study the N diffusion process as a function of the substrate …

Surface X-ray diffraction analysis of Fe nanostructured films grown on c (2× 2)-N/Cu (100)

S D'Addato, F Borgatti, R Felici, P Finetti - Surface science, 2012 - Elsevier
We report the results of a Surface X-Ray Diffraction (SXRD) study of Fe nanostructured films
deposited on c (2× 2)-N/Cu (100) at room temperature (RT), with Fe coverage ΘFe= 0.5 ML …

Atomically Thin Stacks of Polar Insulators: A Route to Atomic-Scale Multiferroics

J Martinez Castro - 2016 - discovery.ucl.ac.uk
The continuous demand for smaller electronic components is forcing industry to consider
devices at the atomic scale. One of the side effects of size reduction in electronic devices is …