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Calupitan JP, Berdonces-Layunta A, Aguilar-Galindo F, Vilas-Varela M, Peña D, Casanova D, Corso M, de Oteyza DG, Wang T. Emergence of π-Magnetism in Fused Aza-Triangulenes: Symmetry and Charge Transfer Effects. NANO LETTERS 2023; 23:9832-9840. [PMID: 37870305 PMCID: PMC10722538 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.3c02586] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2023] [Revised: 10/16/2023] [Accepted: 10/17/2023] [Indexed: 10/24/2023]
Abstract
On-surface synthesis has paved the way toward the fabrication and characterization of conjugated carbon-based molecular materials that exhibit π-magnetism such as triangulenes. Aza-triangulene, a nitrogen-substituted derivative, was recently shown to display rich on-surface chemistry, offering an ideal platform to investigate structure-property relations regarding spin-selective charge transfer and magnetic fingerprints. Herein, we study electronic changes upon fusion of single molecules into larger dimeric derivatives. We show that the closed-shell structure of aza-triangulene on Ag(111) leads to closed-shell dimers covalently coupled through sterically accessible carbon atoms. Meanwhile, its open-shell structure on Au(111) leads to coupling via atoms displaying a high spin density, resulting in symmetric or asymmetric products. Interestingly, whereas all dimers on Au(111) exhibit similar charge transfer properties, only asymmetric ones show magnetic fingerprints due to spin-selective charge transfer. These results expose clear relationships among molecular symmetry, charge transfer, and spin states of π-conjugated carbon-based nanostructures.
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Affiliation(s)
- Jan Patrick Calupitan
- Centro
de Física de Materiales (CFM-MPC), CSIC-UPV/EHU, 20018 San Sebastián, Spain
- Donostia
International Physics Center, 20018 San Sebastián, Spain
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- Centro
de Física de Materiales (CFM-MPC), CSIC-UPV/EHU, 20018 San Sebastián, Spain
- Donostia
International Physics Center, 20018 San Sebastián, Spain
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- Departamento
de Química, Universidad Autónoma
de Madrid, 28049 Madrid, Spain
- Institute
for Advanced Research in Chemical Sciences (IAdChem), Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Centro
Singular de Investigación en Química Biolóxica
e Materiais Moleculares (CiQUS) and Departamento de Química
Orgánica, Universidade de Santiago
de Compostela, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Centro
Singular de Investigación en Química Biolóxica
e Materiais Moleculares (CiQUS) and Departamento de Química
Orgánica, Universidade de Santiago
de Compostela, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Donostia
International Physics Center, 20018 San Sebastián, Spain
- Ikerbasque, Basque Foundation
for Science, 48009 Bilbao, Spain
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- Centro
de Física de Materiales (CFM-MPC), CSIC-UPV/EHU, 20018 San Sebastián, Spain
- Donostia
International Physics Center, 20018 San Sebastián, Spain
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- Centro
de Física de Materiales (CFM-MPC), CSIC-UPV/EHU, 20018 San Sebastián, Spain
- Donostia
International Physics Center, 20018 San Sebastián, Spain
- Nanomaterials
and Nanotechnology Research Center (CINN), CSIC-UNIOVI-PA, 33940 El Entrego, Spain
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- Centro
de Física de Materiales (CFM-MPC), CSIC-UPV/EHU, 20018 San Sebastián, Spain
- Donostia
International Physics Center, 20018 San Sebastián, Spain
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Toksabay S, Leisegang M, Christ A, Härtl P, Krebs J, Marder TB, Haldar S, Heinze S, Bode M, Krueger A. Controlled Formation of Porous 2D Lattices from C 3 -symmetric Ph 6 -Me-Tribenzotriquinacene-OAc 3. Chemistry 2023; 29:e202203187. [PMID: 36346617 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202203187] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2022] [Revised: 11/04/2022] [Accepted: 11/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
Abstract
The on-surface self-assembly of molecules to form holey nanographenes is a promising approach to control the properties of the resulting 2D lattice. Usually, planar molecules are utilized to prepare flat, structurally confined molecular layers, with only a few recent examples of warped precursors. However, control of the superstructures is limited thus far. Herein, we report the temperature-controlled self-assembly of a bowl-shaped, acetylated C3 -symmetric hexaphenyltribenzotriquinacene derivative on Cu(111). Combining scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) and density functional theory (DFT) confirms the formation of highly differing arrangements starting with π-stacked bowl-to-bowl dimers at low coverage at room temperature via chiral honeycomb structures, an intermediate trigonal superstructure, followed by a fully carbon-based, flattened hexagonal superstructure formed by on-surface deacetylation, which is proposed as a precursor for holey graphene networks with unique defect structures.
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- Sinem Toksabay
- Institute for Organic Chemistry, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074, Würzburg, Germany
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- Physikalisches Institut Experimentelle Physik II, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074, Würzburg, Germany
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- Physikalisches Institut Experimentelle Physik II, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074, Würzburg, Germany
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- Physikalisches Institut Experimentelle Physik II, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074, Würzburg, Germany
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- Institute for Inorganic Chemistry and Institute for Sustainable Chemistry & Catalysis with Boron, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074, Würzburg, Germany
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- Institute for Inorganic Chemistry and Institute for Sustainable Chemistry & Catalysis with Boron, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074, Würzburg, Germany
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- Institute of Theoretical Physics and Astrophysics, University of Kiel, Leibnizstrasse 15, 24098, Kiel, Germany
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- Institute of Theoretical Physics and Astrophysics, University of Kiel, Leibnizstrasse 15, 24098, Kiel, Germany
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- Physikalisches Institut Experimentelle Physik II, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074, Würzburg, Germany.,Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen-Center for Complex Material Systems (RCCM), Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074, Würzburg, Germany
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- Institute for Organic Chemistry, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074, Würzburg, Germany.,Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Stuttgart, Pfaffenwaldring 55, 70569, Stuttgart, Germany
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Zhang Y, Lu J, Li Y, Li B, Ruan Z, Zhang H, Hao Z, Sun S, Xiong W, Gao L, Chen L, Cai J. On‐Surface Synthesis of a Nitrogen‐Doped Graphene Nanoribbon with Multiple Substitutional Sites. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202204736. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.202204736] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2022] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Yong Zhang
- Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering Kunming University of Science and Technology Kunming 650093 China
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- Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering Kunming University of Science and Technology Kunming 650093 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials College of Chemistry Jilin University Changchun 130012 China
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- Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering Kunming University of Science and Technology Kunming 650093 China
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- Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering Kunming University of Science and Technology Kunming 650093 China
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- Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering Kunming University of Science and Technology Kunming 650093 China
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- Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering Kunming University of Science and Technology Kunming 650093 China
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- Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering Kunming University of Science and Technology Kunming 650093 China
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- Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering Kunming University of Science and Technology Kunming 650093 China
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- Faculty of Science Kunming University of Science and Technology Kunming 650500 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials College of Chemistry Jilin University Changchun 130012 China
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- Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering Kunming University of Science and Technology Kunming 650093 China
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Zhang Y, Lu J, Li Y, Li B, Ruan Z, Zhang H, Hao Z, Sun S, Xiong W, Gao L, Chen L, Cai J. On‐surface Synthesis of Nitrogen‐doped Graphene Nanoribbon with Multiple Substitutional Sites. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202204736] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Yong Zhang
- Kunming University of Science and Technology Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering CHINA
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- Kunming University of Science and Technology Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering CHINA
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- Jilin University College of Chemistry CHINA
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- Kunming University of Science and Technology Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering CHINA
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- Kunming University of Science and Technology Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering CHINA
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- Kunming University of Science and Technology Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering CHINA
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- Kunming University of Science and Technology Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering CHINA
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- Kunming University of Science and Technology Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering CHINA
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- Kunming University of Science and Technology - Xinying Campus Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering CHINA
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- Kunming University of Science and Technology Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering CHINA
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- Jilin University College of Chemistry No.2699 Qianjin Street 130012 Changchun CHINA
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- Kunming University of Science and Technology Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering CHINA
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Dosso J, Bartolomei B, Demitri N, Cossío FP, Prato M. Phenanthrene-Extended Phenazine Dication: An Electrochromic Conformational Switch Presenting Dual Reactivity. J Am Chem Soc 2022; 144:7295-7301. [PMID: 35412820 PMCID: PMC9052754 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c00493] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/02/2022]
Abstract
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The synthesis and
isolation of one of the few examples of a π-extended
diamagnetic phenazine dication have been achieved by oxidizing a phenanthrene-based
dihydrophenazine precursor. The resulting dication was isolated and
fully characterized, highlighting an aromatic distorted structure,
generated by the conformational change upon the oxidation of the dihydrophenazine
precursor, which is also correlated with a marked electrochromic change
in the UV–vis spectrum. The aromaticity of the dication has
also been investigated theoretically, proving that the species is
aromatic based on all major criteria (structural, magnetic, and energetic).
Moreover, the material presents an intriguing dual reactivity, resulting
in ring contraction to a π-extended triarylimidazolinium and
reduction to the dihydrophenazine precursor, depending on the nature
of the nucleophile involved. This result helps shed light on the yet
largely unexplored reactivity and properties of extended dicationic
polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). In particular, the fact that
the molecule can undergo a reversible change in conformation upon
oxidation and reduction opens potential applications for this class
of derivatives as molecular switches and actuators.
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Affiliation(s)
- Jacopo Dosso
- Department of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, CENMAT, Centre of Excellence for Nanostructured Materials, INSTM UdR Trieste, University of Trieste, via Licio Giorgieri 1, 34127 Trieste, Italy
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- Department of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, CENMAT, Centre of Excellence for Nanostructured Materials, INSTM UdR Trieste, University of Trieste, via Licio Giorgieri 1, 34127 Trieste, Italy
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- Elettra─Sincrotrone, Trieste S.S., 14 Km 163.5, Area Science Park, 34149 Basovizza, Trieste, Italy
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica I, Instituto de Innovaciónen Química Avanzada (ORFEO-CINQA), University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Paseo Manuel Lardizabal 3, 20018 Donostia/San Sebastián, Spain.,Donostia International Physics Center (DIPC), Paseo Manuel Lardizabal 4, 20018 Donostia/San Sebastián, Spain
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- Department of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, CENMAT, Centre of Excellence for Nanostructured Materials, INSTM UdR Trieste, University of Trieste, via Licio Giorgieri 1, 34127 Trieste, Italy.,Centre for Cooperative Research in Biomaterials (CIC BiomaGUNE), Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA), Paseo de Miramón 194, 20014 Donostia San Sebastián, Spain.,Basque Fdn Sci, Ikerbasque, 48013 Bilbao, Spain
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Wang T, Berdonces-Layunta A, Friedrich N, Vilas-Varela M, Calupitan JP, Pascual JI, Peña D, Casanova D, Corso M, de Oteyza DG. Aza-Triangulene: On-Surface Synthesis and Electronic and Magnetic Properties. J Am Chem Soc 2022; 144:4522-4529. [PMID: 35254059 PMCID: PMC8931755 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.1c12618] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
Abstract
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Nitrogen
heteroatom doping into a triangulene molecule allows tuning
its magnetic state. However, the synthesis of the nitrogen-doped triangulene
(aza-triangulene) has been challenging. Herein, we report the successful
synthesis of aza-triangulene on the Au(111) and Ag(111) surfaces,
along with their characterizations by scanning tunneling microscopy
and spectroscopy in combination with density functional theory (DFT)
calculations. Aza-triangulenes were obtained by reducing ketone-substituted
precursors. Exposure to atomic hydrogen followed by thermal annealing
and, when necessary, manipulations with the scanning probe afforded
the target product. We demonstrate that on Au(111), aza-triangulene
donates an electron to the substrate and exhibits an open-shell triplet
ground state. This is derived from the different Kondo resonances
of the final aza-triangulene product and a series of intermediates
on Au(111). Experimentally mapped molecular orbitals match with DFT-calculated
counterparts for a positively charged aza-triangulene. In contrast,
aza-triangulene on Ag(111) receives an extra electron from the substrate
and displays a closed-shell character. Our study reveals the electronic
properties of aza-triangulene on different metal surfaces and offers
an approach for the fabrication of new hydrocarbon structures, including
reactive open-shell molecules.
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Affiliation(s)
- Tao Wang
- Donostia International Physics Center, 20018 San Sebastián, Spain
- Centro de Fisica de Materiales CFM/MPC, CSIC-UPV/EHU, 20018 San Sebastián, Spain
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- Donostia International Physics Center, 20018 San Sebastián, Spain
- Centro de Fisica de Materiales CFM/MPC, CSIC-UPV/EHU, 20018 San Sebastián, Spain
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- Centro Singular de Investigación en Química Biolóxica e Materiais Moleculares (CiQUS) and Departamento de Química Orgánica, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- CIC NanoGUNE BRTA, 20018 San Sebastián, Spain
- Ikerbasque, Basque Foundation for Science, 48009 Bilbao, Spain
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- Centro Singular de Investigación en Química Biolóxica e Materiais Moleculares (CiQUS) and Departamento de Química Orgánica, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Donostia International Physics Center, 20018 San Sebastián, Spain
- Ikerbasque, Basque Foundation for Science, 48009 Bilbao, Spain
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- Donostia International Physics Center, 20018 San Sebastián, Spain
- Centro de Fisica de Materiales CFM/MPC, CSIC-UPV/EHU, 20018 San Sebastián, Spain
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- Donostia International Physics Center, 20018 San Sebastián, Spain
- Centro de Fisica de Materiales CFM/MPC, CSIC-UPV/EHU, 20018 San Sebastián, Spain
- Ikerbasque, Basque Foundation for Science, 48009 Bilbao, Spain
- Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology Research Center (CINN), CSIC-UNIOVI-PA; 33940 El Entrego, Spain
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Eimre K, Urgel JI, Hayashi H, Di Giovannantonio M, Ruffieux P, Sato S, Otomo S, Chan YS, Aratani N, Passerone D, Gröning O, Yamada H, Fasel R, Pignedoli CA. On-surface synthesis and characterization of nitrogen-substituted undecacenes. Nat Commun 2022; 13:511. [PMID: 35082284 PMCID: PMC8791976 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-27961-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2021] [Accepted: 12/17/2021] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
Abstract
Heteroatom substitution in acenes allows tailoring of their remarkable electronic properties, expected to include spin-polarization and magnetism for larger members of the acene family. Here, we present a strategy for the on-surface synthesis of three undecacene analogs substituted with four nitrogen atoms on an Au(111) substrate, by employing specifically designed diethano-bridged precursors. A similarly designed precursor is used to synthesize the pristine undecacene molecule. By comparing experimental features of scanning probe microscopy with ab initio simulations, we demonstrate that the ground state of the synthesized tetraazaundecacene has considerable open-shell character on Au(111). Additionally, we demonstrate that the electronegative nitrogen atoms induce a considerable shift in energy level alignment compared to the pristine undecacene, and that the introduction of hydro-aza groups causes local anti-aromaticity in the synthesized compounds. Our work provides access to the precise fabrication of nitrogen-substituted acenes and their analogs, potential building-blocks of organic electronics and spintronics, and a rich playground to explore π-electron correlation.
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- Kristjan Eimre
- Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Überlandstrasse 129, 8600, Dübendorf, Switzerland.
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- Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Überlandstrasse 129, 8600, Dübendorf, Switzerland.
- IMDEA Nanoscience, C/ Faraday 9, Campus de Cantoblanco, 28049, Madrid, Spain.
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- Division of Materials Science, Nara Institute of Science and Technology (NAIST), 8916-5 Takayama-cho, Ikoma, 630-0192, Japan
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- Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Überlandstrasse 129, 8600, Dübendorf, Switzerland
- Istituto di Struttura della Materia-CNR (ISM-CNR), via Fosso del Cavaliere 100, 00133, Roma, Italy
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- Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Überlandstrasse 129, 8600, Dübendorf, Switzerland
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- Division of Materials Science, Nara Institute of Science and Technology (NAIST), 8916-5 Takayama-cho, Ikoma, 630-0192, Japan
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- Division of Materials Science, Nara Institute of Science and Technology (NAIST), 8916-5 Takayama-cho, Ikoma, 630-0192, Japan
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- Division of Materials Science, Nara Institute of Science and Technology (NAIST), 8916-5 Takayama-cho, Ikoma, 630-0192, Japan
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- Division of Materials Science, Nara Institute of Science and Technology (NAIST), 8916-5 Takayama-cho, Ikoma, 630-0192, Japan
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- Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Überlandstrasse 129, 8600, Dübendorf, Switzerland
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- Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Überlandstrasse 129, 8600, Dübendorf, Switzerland
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- Division of Materials Science, Nara Institute of Science and Technology (NAIST), 8916-5 Takayama-cho, Ikoma, 630-0192, Japan.
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- Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Überlandstrasse 129, 8600, Dübendorf, Switzerland.
- Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Bern, Freiestrasse 3, 3012, Bern, Switzerland.
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- Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Überlandstrasse 129, 8600, Dübendorf, Switzerland.
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