[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 …

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 …

The impact of dipolar layers on the electronic properties of organic/inorganic hybrid interfaces

E Zojer, TC Taucher… - Advanced Materials …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The presence of dipolar layers determines the functionality of most technologically relevant
interfaces. The present contribution reviews how periodic dipole assemblies modify the …

Atomic force microscopy for molecular structure elucidation

L Gross, B Schuler, N Pavliček… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Using scanning probe microscopy techniques, at low temperatures and in ultrahigh vacuum,
individual molecules adsorbed on surfaces can be probed with ultrahigh resolution to …

[HTML][HTML] Charge-state lifetimes of single molecules on few monolayers of NaCl

K Kaiser, LA Lieske, J Repp, L Gross - nature communications, 2023 - nature.com
In molecular tunnel junctions, where the molecule is decoupled from the electrodes by few-
monolayers-thin insulating layers, resonant charge transport takes place by sequential …

[HTML][HTML] Single-molecule electron spin resonance by means of atomic force microscopy

L Sellies, R Spachtholz, S Bleher, J Eckrich… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
Understanding and controlling decoherence in open quantum systems is of fundamental
interest in science, whereas achieving long coherence times is critical for quantum …

[HTML][HTML] Constructing covalent organic nanoarchitectures molecule by molecule via scanning probe manipulation

Q Zhong, A Ihle, S Ahles, HA Wegner, A Schirmeisen… - Nature Chemistry, 2021 - nature.com
Constructing low-dimensional covalent assemblies with tailored size and connectivity is
challenging yet often key for applications in molecular electronics where optical and …

Atomically resolved single-molecule triplet quenching

J Peng, S Sokolov, D Hernangómez-Pérez, F Evers… - Science, 2021 - science.org
The nonequilibrium triplet state of molecules plays an important role in photocatalysis,
organic photovoltaics, and photodynamic therapy. We report the direct measurement of the …

Molecular structure elucidation with charge-state control

S Fatayer, F Albrecht, Y Zhang, D Urbonas, D Peña… - Science, 2019 - science.org
The charge state of a molecule governs its physicochemical properties, such as
conformation, reactivity, and aromaticity, with implications for on-surface synthesis, catalysis …

Reorganization energy upon charging a single molecule on an insulator measured by atomic force microscopy

S Fatayer, B Schuler, W Steurer, I Scivetti… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
Intermolecular single-electron transfer on electrically insulating films is a key process in
molecular electronics,,–and an important example of a redox reaction,. Electron-transfer …