[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 …

Towards single molecule switches

JL Zhang, JQ Zhong, JD Lin, WP Hu, K Wu… - Chemical Society …, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
The concept of using single molecules as key building blocks for logic gates, diodes and
transistors to perform basic functions of digital electronic devices at the molecular scale has …

Ballbot-type motion of N-heterocyclic carbenes on gold surfaces

G Wang, A Rühling, S Amirjalayer, M Knor, JB Ernst… - Nature Chemistry, 2017 - nature.com
Recently, N-heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs) were introduced as alternative anchors for
surface modifications and so offered many attractive features, which might render them …

Tunability of supramolecular kagome lattices of magnetic phthalocyanines using graphene-based moiré patterns as templates

J Mao, H Zhang, Y Jiang, Y Pan, M Gao… - Journal of the …, 2009 - ACS Publications
Self-assembly of various phthalocyanine (Pc) molecules and a derivative on an epitaxial
graphene monolayer (MG) has been investigated by means of in situ ultrahigh vacuum …

Multi-functional switch effect in interlocking molecular rotators-on-graphene systems using electric fields

X Li, F Qi, R Zhao, Z Qiu, Y Li, M Long… - Journal of Materials …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
One approach to design electronic devices is to use molecules whose configuration can be
actively modified to control their electrical conductivity. A recent theoretical study provides a …

Atomically precise control of rotational dynamics in charged rare-earth complexes on a metal surface

TM Ajayi, V Singh, KZ Latt, S Sarkar, X Cheng… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Complexes containing rare-earth ions attract great attention for their technological
applications ranging from spintronic devices to quantum information science. While charged …

On-surface azide–alkyne cycloaddition on Au (111)

O Diaz Arado, H Mönig, H Wagner, JH Franke… - ACS …, 2013 - ACS Publications
We present [3+ 2] cycloaddition reactions between azides and alkynes on a Au (111)
surface at room temperature and under ultrahigh vacuum conditions. High-resolution …

Molecular gears: from solution to surfaces

Y Gisbert, S Abid, C Kammerer… - Chemistry–A European …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
This review highlights the major efforts devoted to the development of molecular gears over
the past 40 years, from pioneering covalent bis‐triptycyl systems undergoing intramolecular …

A unidirectional surface-anchored N-heterocyclic carbene rotor

J Ren, M Freitag, C Schwermann, A Bakker… - Nano Letters, 2020 - ACS Publications
A molecular rotor based on N-heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs) has been rationally designed
following theoretical predictions, experimentally realized, and characterized. Utilizing the …

Assembly of iron phthalocyanine and pentacene molecules on a graphene monolayer grown on Ru (0001)

HG Zhang, JT Sun, T Low, LZ Zhang, Y Pan, Q Liu… - Physical Review B, 2011 - APS
Anisotropic triangular graphene monolayers grown on a Ru (0001) surface represent unique
two-dimensional templates for creating ordered, large-scale assembly of functional …