Arynes are among the most active organic intermediates and have found numerous
applications in expeditious preparation of substituted arenes. In the past 20 years, chemists …

On-surface synthesis is appearing as an extremely promising research field aimed at
creating new organic materials. A large number of chemical reactions have been …

Materials science and chemistry have played a central and significant role in advancing
society. With the shift toward sustainable living, it is anticipated that the development of …

With the rapid development of scanning probe microscopy, it has become possible to study
polymerization processes on suitable surfaces at the atomic level and in real space. In the …

Aromatic hydrocarbon belts (AHCBs) have fascinated scientists for over half a century
because of their aesthetically appealing structures and potential applications in the field of …

Triangulene, the smallest triplet-ground-state polybenzenoid (also known as Clar's
hydrocarbon), has been an enigmatic molecule ever since its existence was first …

All-carbon materials based on sp 2-hybridized atoms, such as fullerenes, carbon nanotubes
and graphene, have been much explored due to their remarkable physicochemical …

Relaxor ferroelectric polymers display great potential in capacitor dielectric applications
because of their excellent flexibility, light weight, and high dielectric constant. However, their …

On-surface synthesis is the bottom-up construction of covalent bonds between molecular
building blocks, which has been greatly developed during the past decade. Dozens of …

Using scanning probe microscopy techniques, at low temperatures and in ultrahigh vacuum,
individual molecules adsorbed on surfaces can be probed with ultrahigh resolution to …