Publications 2022
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S. Wang, T. Nishiuchi, C. A. Pignedoli, X. Yao, M. Di Giovannantonio, Y. Zhao , A. Narita, X. Feng, K. Müllen, P. Ruffieux, R. Fasel
Quantum Front. 1, 23 (2022). DOI: 10.1007/s44214-022-00023-9
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Graphene and Beyond: Recent Advances in Two-Dimensional Materials Synthesis, Properties, and Devices
Y. Lei, T. Zhang, Y.-C. Lin, T. Granzier-Nakajima, G. Bepete, D. A. Kowalczyk, Z. Lin, D. Zhou, T. F. Schranghamer, A. Dodda, A. Sebastian, Y. Chen, Y. Liu, G. Pourtois, T. J. Kempa, B. Schuler, M. T. Edmonds, S. Y. Quek, U. Wurstbauer, S. M. Wu, N. R. Glavin, S. Das, S. P. Dash, J. M. Redwing, J. A. Robinson, M. Terrones
ACS Nanosci. Au 2, 450−485 (2022). DOI: 10.1021/acsnanoscienceau.2c00017
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The Role of Metal Adatoms in a Surface-Assisted Cyclodehydrogenation Reaction on a Gold Surface
J. Björk, C. Sánchez-Sánchez, Q. Chen, C. A. Pignedoli, J. Rosen, P. Ruffieux, X. Feng, A. Narita, K. Müllen, R. Fasel
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 61, e202212354 (2022). DOI: 10.1002/anie.202212354
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When a molecular motor does the quantum leap
O. Gröning, S. Stolz, J. Prinz, H. Brune, R. Widmer
Europhys. News 53, 4 (2022). DOI: 10.1051/epn/2022405
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Layer-dependent Schottky contact at van der Waals interfaces: V-doped WSe2 on graphene
S. Stolz, A. Kozhakhmetov, C. Dong, O. Gröning, J.A. Robinson, B. Schuler
npj 2D Mater. Appl. 6, 66 (2022). DOI: 10.1038/s41699-022-00342-4
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Growth Optimization and Device Integration of Narrow-Bandgap Graphene Nanoribbons
G. Borin Barin, Q. Sun, M. Di Giovannantonio, C.-Z. Du, X.-Y. Wang, J. P. Llinas, Z. Mutlu, Y. Lin, J. Wilhelm, J. Overbeck, C. Daniels, M. Lamparski, H. Sahabudeen, M. L. Perrin, J. I. Urgel, S. Mishra, A. Kinikar, R. Widmer, S. Stolz, M. Bommert, C. Pignedoli, X. Feng, M. Calame, K. Müllen, A. Narita, V. Meunier, J. Bokor, R. Fasel, P. Ruffieux
Small 2202301 (2022). DOI: 10.1002/smll.202202301
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Q. Sun, H. Jiang, Y. Yan, R. Fasel, P. Ruffieux
Nano Res. 15 (9), 8465−8469 (2022). DOI: 10.1007/s12274-022-4410-7
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Q. Sun, L.M. Mateo, R. Robles, P. Ruffieux, G. Bottari, T. Torres, R. Fasel, N. Lorente
Adv. Sci. 2105906 (2022). DOI: 10.1002/advs.202105906
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On-surface polyarylene synthesis by cycloaromatization of isopropyl substituents
A. Kinikar, M. Di Giovannantonio, J.I. Urgel, K. Eimre, Z. Qiu, Y. Gu, E. Jin, A. Narita, X.-Y. Wang, K. Müllen, P. Ruffieux, C.A. Pignedoli, R. Fasel
Nat. Synth. 1, 289–296 (2022). DOI: 10.1038/s44160-022-00032-5
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On-surface Synthesis: What Happens Behind the Scenes?
S. Stolz, M. Di Giovannantonio, O. Gröning, R. Widmer
Chimia 76 (3), 203-211. DOI: 10.2533/chimia.2022.203
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On-surface synthesis and atomic scale characterization of unprotected indenofluorene polymers
M. Di Giovannantonio, R. Fasel
J. Polym. Sci. 60, 1814-1826 (2022). DOI: 10.1002/pol.20210902
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On-surface synthesis of porous graphene nanoribbons containing nonplanar [14]annulene pores
M.R. Ajayakumar, M. Di Giovannantonio, C.A. Pignedoli, L. Yang, P. Ruffieux, J. Ma, R. Fasel, X. Feng
J. Polym. Sci. 60, 1912-1917 (2022). DOI: 10.1002/pol.20220003
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On-Surface Thermal Stability of a Graphenic Structure Incorporating a Tropone Moiety
I.R. Márquez, N. Ruíz del Árbol, J.I. Urgel, F. Villalobos, R. Fasel, M.F. López, J.M. Cuerva, J.A. Martín-Gago, A.G. Campaña, C. Sánchez-Sánchez
Nanomaterials 12 (3), 488 (2022). DOI: 10.3390/nano12030488
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On-surface synthesis and characterization of nitrogen-substituted undecacenes
K. Eimre, J.I. Urgel, H. Hayashi, M. Di Giovannantonio, P. Ruffieux, S. Sato, S. Otomo, Y.S. Chan, N. Aratani, D. Passerone, O. Gröning, H. Yamada, R. Fasel, C.A. Pignedoli
Nat. Commun. 13, 511 (2022). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-27961-1
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Asymmetric Elimination Reaction on Chiral Metal Surfaces
S. Stolz, M. Danese, M. Di Giovannantonio, J. I. Urgel, Q. Sun, A. Kinikar, M. Bommert, S. Mishra, H. Brune, O. Gröning, D. Passerone, R. Widmer
Adv. Mater. 34 (2), 202104481 (2021). DOI: 10.1002/adma.202104481