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Yu C, Shan Y, Zhu J, Sun D, Zheng X, Zhang N, Hou J, Fang Y, Dai N, Liu Y. Heterojunctions of Mercury Selenide Quantum Dots and Halide Perovskites with High Lattice Matching and Their Photodetection Properties. MATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2024; 17:1864. [PMID: 38673221 PMCID: PMC11051518 DOI: 10.3390/ma17081864] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2024] [Revised: 04/06/2024] [Accepted: 04/08/2024] [Indexed: 04/28/2024]
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Heterojunction semiconductors have been extensively applied in various optoelectronic devices due to their unique carrier transport characteristics. However, it is still a challenge to construct heterojunctions based on colloidal quantum dots (CQDs) due to stress and lattice mismatch. Herein, HgSe/CsPbBrxI3-x heterojunctions with type I band alignment are acquired that are derived from minor lattice mismatch (~1.5%) via tuning the ratio of Br and I in halide perovskite. Meanwhile, HgSe CQDs with oleylamine ligands can been exchanged with a halide perovskite precursor, acquiring a smooth and compact quantum dot film. The photoconductive detector based on HgSe/CsPbBrxI3-x heterojunction presents a distinct photoelectric response under an incident light of 630 nm. The work provides a promising strategy to construct CQD-based heterojunctions, simultaneously achieving inorganic ligand exchange, which paves the way to obtain high-performance photodetectors based on CQD heterojunction films.
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- Chengye Yu
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Institute of Technology, Shanghai 201418, China; (C.Y.); (D.S.); (X.Z.); (N.Z.); (J.H.)
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- Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou 310024, China; (J.Z.); (N.D.)
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- Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou 310024, China; (J.Z.); (N.D.)
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Institute of Technology, Shanghai 201418, China; (C.Y.); (D.S.); (X.Z.); (N.Z.); (J.H.)
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Institute of Technology, Shanghai 201418, China; (C.Y.); (D.S.); (X.Z.); (N.Z.); (J.H.)
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Institute of Technology, Shanghai 201418, China; (C.Y.); (D.S.); (X.Z.); (N.Z.); (J.H.)
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Institute of Technology, Shanghai 201418, China; (C.Y.); (D.S.); (X.Z.); (N.Z.); (J.H.)
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Institute of Technology, Shanghai 201418, China; (C.Y.); (D.S.); (X.Z.); (N.Z.); (J.H.)
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- Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou 310024, China; (J.Z.); (N.D.)
- State Key Labratory of Infrared Physics, Shanghai Institute of Technical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200083, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Institute of Technology, Shanghai 201418, China; (C.Y.); (D.S.); (X.Z.); (N.Z.); (J.H.)
- State Key Labratory of Infrared Physics, Shanghai Institute of Technical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200083, China
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Grossmann L, Hocke M, Galeotti G, Contini G, Floreano L, Cossaro A, Ghosh A, Schmittel M, Rosen J, Heckl WM, Björk J, Lackinger M. Mechanistic insights into on-surface reactions from isothermal temperature-programmed X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. NANOSCALE 2024; 16:7612-7625. [PMID: 38512302 DOI: 10.1039/d4nr00468j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/22/2024]
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On-surface synthesis often proceeds under kinetic control due to the irreversibility of key reaction steps, rendering kinetic studies pivotal. The accurate quantification of reaction rates also bears potential for unveiling reaction mechanisms. Temperature-Programmed X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (TP-XPS) has emerged as an analytical tool for kinetic studies with splendid chemical and sufficient temporal resolution. Here, we demonstrate that the common linear temperature ramps lead to fitting ambiguities. Moreover, pinpointing the reaction order remains intricate, although this key parameter entails information on atomistic mechanisms. Yet, TP-XPS experiments with a stepped temperature profile comprised of isothermal segments facilitate the direct quantification of rate constants from fitting time courses. Thereby, rate constants are obtained for a series of temperatures, which allows independent extraction of both activation energies and pre-exponentials from Arrhenius plots. By using two analogous doubly versus triply brominated aromatic model compounds, we found that their debromination on Ag(111) is best modeled by second-order kinetics and thus proceeds via the involvement of a second, non-obvious reactant. Accordingly, we propose that debromination is activated by surface supplied Ag adatoms. This hypothesis is supported by Density Functional Theory (DFT) calculations. We foresee auspicious prospects for this TP-XPS variant for further exploring the kinetics and mechanisms of on-surface reactions.
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- Lukas Grossmann
- Physics Department, Technical University of Munich, James-Franck-Str. 1, 85748 Garching, Germany.
- Deutsches Museum, Museumsinsel 1, 80538 Munich, Germany
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- Physics Department, Technical University of Munich, James-Franck-Str. 1, 85748 Garching, Germany.
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- Istituto di Struttura della Materia-CNR (ISM-CNR), Via Fosso del Cavaliere 100, Roma, Italy
- Department of Physics, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Via della Ricerca Scientifica 1, 00133, Roma, Italy
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- Istituto Officina dei Materiali Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, S.S. 14, km 163.5, Trieste, 34149, Italy
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- Istituto Officina dei Materiali Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, S.S. 14, km 163.5, Trieste, 34149, Italy
- Department of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Università degli Studi di Trieste, via L. Giorgieri 1, 34100, Trieste, Italy
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- Center of Micro and Nanochemistry and (Bio)Technology, Organische Chemie I, Universität Siegen, Adolf-Reichwein-Str. 2, 57068 Siegen, Germany
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- Center of Micro and Nanochemistry and (Bio)Technology, Organische Chemie I, Universität Siegen, Adolf-Reichwein-Str. 2, 57068 Siegen, Germany
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- Linköping University, Department of Physics, Chemistry and Biology, IFM, 581 83 Linköping, Sweden.
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- Physics Department, Technical University of Munich, James-Franck-Str. 1, 85748 Garching, Germany.
- Deutsches Museum, Museumsinsel 1, 80538 Munich, Germany
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- Linköping University, Department of Physics, Chemistry and Biology, IFM, 581 83 Linköping, Sweden.
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- Physics Department, Technical University of Munich, James-Franck-Str. 1, 85748 Garching, Germany.
- Deutsches Museum, Museumsinsel 1, 80538 Munich, Germany
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Li Y, Castillo HD, Dobscha JR, Morgan AR, Tait SL, Flood AH. Breaking Radial Dipole Symmetry in Planar Macrocycles Modulates Edge-to-Edge Packing and Disrupts Cofacial Stacking. Chemistry 2024; 30:e202302946. [PMID: 37950681 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202302946] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2023] [Revised: 11/07/2023] [Accepted: 11/08/2023] [Indexed: 11/13/2023]
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Dipolar interactions are ever-present in supramolecular architectures, though their impact is typically revealed by making dipoles stronger. While it is also possible to assess the role of dipoles by altering their orientations by using synthetic design, doing so without altering the molecular shape is not straightforward. We have now done this by flipping one triazole unit in a rigid macrocycle, tricarb. The macrocycle is composed of three carbazoles (2 Debye) and three triazoles (5 Debye) defining an array of dipoles aligned radially but organized alternately in and out. These dipoles are believed to dictate edge-to-edge tiling and face-to-face stacking. We modified our synthesis to prepare isosteric macrocycles with the orientation of one triazole dipole rotated 40°. The new dipole orientation guides edge-to-edge contacts to reorder the stability of two surface-bound 2D polymorphs. The impact on dipole-enhanced π stacking, however, was unexpected. Our stacking model identified an unchanged set of short-range (3.4 Å) anti-parallel dipole contacts. Despite this situation, the reduction in self-association was attributed to long-range (~6.4 Å) dipolar repulsions between π-stacked macrocycles. This work highlights our ability to control the build-up and symmetry of macrocyclic skeletons by synthetic design, and the work needed to further our understanding of how dipoles control self-assembly.
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- Yan Li
- Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, 800 E. Kirkwood Avenue, Bloomington, IN, 47405, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, 800 E. Kirkwood Avenue, Bloomington, IN, 47405, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, 800 E. Kirkwood Avenue, Bloomington, IN, 47405, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, 800 E. Kirkwood Avenue, Bloomington, IN, 47405, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, 800 E. Kirkwood Avenue, Bloomington, IN, 47405, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, 800 E. Kirkwood Avenue, Bloomington, IN, 47405, USA
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Ren J, Koy M, Osthues H, Lammers BS, Gutheil C, Nyenhuis M, Zheng Q, Xiao Y, Huang L, Nalop A, Dai Q, Gao HJ, Mönig H, Doltsinis NL, Fuchs H, Glorius F. On-surface synthesis of ballbot-type N-heterocyclic carbene polymers. Nat Chem 2023; 15:1737-1744. [PMID: 37640855 DOI: 10.1038/s41557-023-01310-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2022] [Accepted: 07/26/2023] [Indexed: 08/31/2023]
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N-Heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs) are established ligands for metal complexes and surfaces. Here we go beyond monomeric NHCs and report on the synthesis of NHC polymers on gold surfaces, consisting of ballbot-type repeating units bound to single Au adatoms. We designed, synthesized and deposited precursors containing different halogens on gold surfaces under ultrahigh vacuum. Conformational, electronic and charge transport properties were assessed by combining low-temperature scanning tunneling microscopy, non-contact atomic force microscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, first-principles calculations and reactive force field simulations. The confirmed ballbot-type nature of the NHCs explains the high surface mobility of the incommensurate NHC polymers, which is prerequisite for their desired spatial alignment. The delicate balance between mobility and polymerization rate allows essential parameters for controlling polymer directionality to be derived. These polymers open up new opportunities in the fields of nanoelectronics, surface functionalization and catalysis.
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- Jindong Ren
- CAS Key Laboratory of Nanophotonic Materials and Devices, CAS Key Laboratory of Standardization and Measurement for Nanotechnology, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing, PR China
- Physikalisches Institut, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität, Münster, Germany
- Center for Nanotechnology, Münster, Germany
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- Organisch-Chemisches Institut, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität, Münster, Germany
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- Institute for Solid State Theory and Center for Multiscale Theory and Computation, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität, Münster, Germany
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- Physikalisches Institut, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität, Münster, Germany
- Center for Nanotechnology, Münster, Germany
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- Organisch-Chemisches Institut, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität, Münster, Germany
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- Institute for Solid State Theory and Center for Multiscale Theory and Computation, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität, Münster, Germany
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- Beijing National Center for Condensed Matter Physics and Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, PR China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, PR China
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- Beijing National Center for Condensed Matter Physics and Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, PR China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, PR China
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- Beijing National Center for Condensed Matter Physics and Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, PR China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, PR China
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- Organisch-Chemisches Institut, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität, Münster, Germany
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Nanophotonic Materials and Devices, CAS Key Laboratory of Standardization and Measurement for Nanotechnology, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing, PR China
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- Beijing National Center for Condensed Matter Physics and Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, PR China.
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, PR China.
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- Physikalisches Institut, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität, Münster, Germany.
- Center for Nanotechnology, Münster, Germany.
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- Institute for Solid State Theory and Center for Multiscale Theory and Computation, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität, Münster, Germany.
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- Physikalisches Institut, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität, Münster, Germany.
- Center for Nanotechnology, Münster, Germany.
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- Organisch-Chemisches Institut, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität, Münster, Germany.
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Lin Y, Diao M, Dai J, Xu Z, Zhao X, Wen X, Xing L, Zhou X, Chen Q, Liu J, Wu K. Molecular insight into on-surface chemistry of an organometallic polymer. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2023; 25:1006-1013. [PMID: 36533548 DOI: 10.1039/d2cp04858b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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A molecular investigation of Cu-elimination and subsequent C-C coupling of DCTP (4,4''-dichloro-1,1':3',1''-terphenyl)-Cu organometallic (OM) polymers on Cu(111) is conducted by scanning tunneling microscopy and spectroscopy, revealing that the Cu adatoms embedded in the DCTP-Cu chains are located at the hollow and bridge sites on the Cu(111) surface. The difference in the catalytic activities of these surface sites leads to stepwise elimination of Cu adatoms in the OM chains. Moreover, the interchain interaction plays an important role in the Cu-elimination process of the DCTP-Cu chains as well. The interchain steric hindrance, on the one hand, induces the formation of Cu-eliminated intermediates that are scarcely observed in other Ullmann coupling systems, and on the other hand, promotes the cooperative Cu-elimination and C-C coupling of the OM segments in neighboring chains. These findings demonstrate the key role of the molecule-substrate and intermolecular interactions in mediating the reaction processes of the extended molecular systems on the surface.
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- Yuxuan Lin
- BNLMS, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China.
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- BNLMS, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China.
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- BNLMS, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China.
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- BNLMS, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China.
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- BNLMS, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China.
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- BNLMS, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China.
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- BNLMS, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China.
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- BNLMS, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China.
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- BNLMS, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China.
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- BNLMS, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China.
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- BNLMS, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China.
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Mendieta‐Moreno JI, Mallada B, de la Torre B, Cadart T, Kotora M, Jelínek P. Unusual Scaffold Rearrangement in Polyaromatic Hydrocarbons Driven by Concerted Action of Single Gold Atoms on a Gold Surface. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202208010. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.202208010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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- Institute of Physics of Czech Academy of Sciences 16200 Prague Czech Republic
- Regional Centre of Advanced Technologies and Materials Czech Advanced Technology and Research Institute (CATRIN) Palacký University Olomouc 78371 Olomouc Czech Republic
- Department of Physical Chemistry Palacký University Olomouc Str. 17. listopadu 12 771 46 Olomouc Czech Republic
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- Institute of Physics of Czech Academy of Sciences 16200 Prague Czech Republic
- Regional Centre of Advanced Technologies and Materials Czech Advanced Technology and Research Institute (CATRIN) Palacký University Olomouc 78371 Olomouc Czech Republic
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- Department of Organic Chemistry Charles University 128 00 Prague 2 Czech Republic
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- Department of Organic Chemistry Charles University 128 00 Prague 2 Czech Republic
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- Institute of Physics of Czech Academy of Sciences 16200 Prague Czech Republic
- Regional Centre of Advanced Technologies and Materials Czech Advanced Technology and Research Institute (CATRIN) Palacký University Olomouc 78371 Olomouc Czech Republic
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Edmondson M, Saywell A. Molecular Diffusion and Self-Assembly: Quantifying the Influence of Substrate hcp and fcc Atomic Stacking. NANO LETTERS 2022; 22:8210-8215. [PMID: 36198056 PMCID: PMC9614974 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.2c02895] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2022] [Revised: 10/03/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Molecular diffusion is a fundamental process underpinning surface-confined molecular self-assembly and synthesis. Substrate topography influences molecular assembly, alignment, and reactions with the relationship between topography and diffusion linked to the thermodynamic evolution of such processes. Here, we observe preferential adsorption sites for tetraphenylporphyrin (2H-TPP) on Au(111) and interpret nucleation and growth of molecular islands at these sites in terms of spatial variation in diffusion barrier driven by local atomic arrangements of the Au(111) surface (the 22× √3 "herringbone" reconstruction). Variable-temperature scanning tunnelling microscopy facilitates characterization of molecular diffusion, and Arrhenius analysis allows quantitative characterization of diffusion barriers within fcc and hcp regions of the surface reconstruction (where the in-plane arrangement of the surface atoms is identical but the vertical stacking differs). The higher barrier for diffusion within fcc locations underpins the ubiquitous observation of preferential island growth within fcc regions, demonstrating the relationship between substrate-structure, diffusion, and molecular self-assembly.
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Berger R, Jeindl A, Hörmann L, Hofmann OT. Role of Adatoms for the Adsorption of F4TCNQ on Au(111). THE JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY. C, NANOMATERIALS AND INTERFACES 2022; 126:7718-7727. [PMID: 35558824 PMCID: PMC9082607 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.2c00994] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2022] [Revised: 03/25/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Organic adlayers on inorganic substrates often contain adatoms, which can be incorporated within the adsorbed molecular species, forming two-dimensional metal-organic frameworks at the substrate surface. The interplay between native adatoms and adsorbed molecules significantly changes various adlayer properties such as the adsorption geometry, the bond strength between the substrate and the adsorbed species, or the work function at the interface. Here, we use dispersion-corrected density functional theory to gain insight into the energetics that drive the incorporation of native adatoms within molecular adlayers based on the prototypical, experimentally well-characterized system of F4TCNQ on Au(111). We explain the adatom-induced modifications in the adsorption geometry and the adsorption energy based on the electronic structure and charge transfer at the interface.
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Initial Coupling and Reaction Progression of Directly Deposited Biradical Graphene Nanoribbon Monomers on Iodine-Passivated Versus Pristine Ag(111). CHEMISTRY 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/chemistry4020020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The development of widely applicable methods for the synthesis of C-C-bonded nanostructures on inert and insulating surfaces is a challenging yet rewarding milestone in the field of on-surface synthesis. This would enable studies of nearly unperturbed covalent nanostructures with unique electronic properties as graphene nanoribbons (GNR) and π-conjugated 2D polymers. The prevalent Ullmann-type couplings are almost exclusively carried out on metal surfaces to lower the temperature required for initial dehalogenation well below the desorption threshold. To overcome the necessity for the activation of monomers on the target surface, we employ a recently developed Radical Deposition Source (RaDeS) for the direct deposition of radicals onto inert surfaces for subsequent coupling by addition reactions. The radicals are generated en route by indirect deposition of halogenated precursors through a heated reactive tube, where the dehalogenation reaction proceeds. Here, we use the ditopic 6,11-diiodo-1,2,3,4-tetraphenyltriphenylene (DITTP) precursor that afforded chevron-like GNR on Au(111) via the usual two-staged reaction comprised of monomer-coupling into covalent polymers and subsequent formation of an extended GNR by intramolecular cyclodehydrogenation (CDH). As a model system for inert surfaces, we use Ag(111) passivated with a closed monolayer of chemisorbed iodine that behaves in an inert manner with respect to dehalogenation reactions and facilitates the progressive coupling of radicals into extended covalent structures. We deposit the DITTP-derived biradicals onto both iodine-passivated and pristine Ag(111) surfaces. While on the passivated surface, we directly observe the formation of covalent polymers, on pristine Ag(111) organometallic intermediates emerge instead. This has decisive consequences for the further progression of the reaction: heating the organometallic chain directly on Ag(111) results in complete desorption, whereas the covalent polymer on iodine-passivated Ag(111) can be transformed into the GNR. Yet, the respective CDH proceeds directly on Ag(111) after thermal desorption of the iodine passivation. Accordingly, future work is aimed at the further development of approaches for the complete synthesis of GNR on inert surfaces.
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Li X, Ge H, Xue R, Wu M, Chi L. Anchoring and Reacting On-Surface to Achieve Programmability. JACS AU 2022; 2:58-65. [PMID: 35098221 PMCID: PMC8790738 DOI: 10.1021/jacsau.1c00397] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2021] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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On-surface synthesis has developed into a modern method to fabricate low-dimensional molecular nanostructures with atomic precision. It impresses the chemistry community mostly via its simplicity, selectivity, and programmability during the synthesis. However, an insufficient mechanistic understanding of on-surface reactions and the discriminations in methodologies block it out from the conventional cognition of reaction and catalysis, which inhibits the extensive implication of on-surface synthesis. In this Perspective, we summarize the empirical paradigms of conceptually appealing programmability in on-surface synthesis. We endeavor to deliver the message that the impressive programmability is related to chemical heterogeneity which can also be coded at the molecular level and deciphered by the catalytic surfaces in varying chemical environments as specific chemical selectivity. With the assistance of structure-sensitive techniques, it is possible to recognize the chemical heterogeneity on surfaces to provide insight into the programmable on-surface construction of molecular nanoarchitectures and to reshape the correlation between the mechanistic understanding in on-surface synthesis and conventional chemistry.
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- Xuechao Li
- Institute of Functional Nano &
Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional
Materials and Devices, Joint International Research Laboratory of
Carbon-Based Functional Materials and Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
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- Institute of Functional Nano &
Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional
Materials and Devices, Joint International Research Laboratory of
Carbon-Based Functional Materials and Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
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- Institute of Functional Nano &
Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional
Materials and Devices, Joint International Research Laboratory of
Carbon-Based Functional Materials and Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
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- Institute of Functional Nano &
Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional
Materials and Devices, Joint International Research Laboratory of
Carbon-Based Functional Materials and Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
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- Institute of Functional Nano &
Soft Materials (FUNSOM), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Carbon-Based Functional
Materials and Devices, Joint International Research Laboratory of
Carbon-Based Functional Materials and Devices, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
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Grossmann L, Duncan DA, Jarvis SP, Jones RG, De S, Rosen J, Schmittel M, Heckl WM, Björk J, Lackinger M. Evolution of adsorption heights in the on-surface synthesis and decoupling of covalent organic networks on Ag(111) by normal-incidence X-ray standing wave. NANOSCALE HORIZONS 2021; 7:51-62. [PMID: 34889932 DOI: 10.1039/d1nh00486g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Structural characterization in on-surface synthesis is primarily carried out by Scanning Probe Microscopy (SPM) which provides high lateral resolution. Yet, important fresh perspectives on surface interactions and molecular conformations are gained from adsorption heights that remain largely inaccessible to SPM, but can be precisely measured with both elemental and chemical sensitivity by Normal-Incidence X-ray Standing Wave (NIXSW) analysis. Here, we study the evolution of adsorption heights in the on-surface synthesis and post-synthetic decoupling of porous covalent triazine-phenylene networks obtained from 2,4,6-tris(4-bromophenyl)-1,3,5-triazine (TBPT) precursors on Ag(111). Room temperature deposition of TBPT and mild annealing to ∼150 °C result in full debromination and formation of organometallic intermediates, where the monomers are linked into reticulated networks by C-Ag-C bonds. Topologically identical covalent networks comprised of triazine vertices that are interconnected by biphenyl units are obtained by a thermally activated chemical transformation of the organometallic intermediates. Exposure to iodine vapor facilitates decoupling by intercalation of an iodine monolayer between the covalent networks and the Ag(111) surface. Accordingly, Scanning Tunneling Microscopy (STM), X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS) and NIXSW experiments are carried out for three successive sample stages: organometallic intermediates, covalent networks directly on Ag(111) and after decoupling. NIXSW analysis facilitates the determination of adsorption heights of chemically distinct carbon species, i.e. in the phenyl and triazine rings, and also for the organometallic carbon atoms. Thereby, molecular conformations are assessed for each sample stage. The interpretation of experimental results is informed by Density Functional Theory (DFT) calculations, providing a consistent picture of adsorption heights and molecular deformations in the networks that result from the interplay between steric hindrance and surface interactions. Quantitative adsorption heights, i.e. vertical distances between adsorbates and surface, provide detailed insight into surface interactions, but are underexplored in on-surface synthesis. In particular, the direct comparison with an in situ prepared decoupled state unveils the surface influence on the network structure, and shows that iodine intercalation is a powerful decoupling strategy.
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- Lukas Grossmann
- Deutsches Museum, Museumsinsel 1, 80538 München, Germany.
- Technische Universität München, Physics Department, James-Franck-Strasse 1, 85748 Garching, Germany
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- Diamond Light Source, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Didcot OX11 0QX, UK
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- Lancaster University, Physics Department, Lancaster LA1 4YB, UK
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- University of Nottingham, Department of Physical Chemistry, School of Chemistry, Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK
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- Center of Micro and Nanochemistry and Engineering, Organische Chemie I, Universität Siegen, Adolf-Reichwein-Str. 2, 57068 Siegen, Germany
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- Linköping University, Department of Physics, Chemistry and Biology, IFM, 581 83 Linköping, Sweden
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- Center of Micro and Nanochemistry and Engineering, Organische Chemie I, Universität Siegen, Adolf-Reichwein-Str. 2, 57068 Siegen, Germany
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- Deutsches Museum, Museumsinsel 1, 80538 München, Germany.
- Technische Universität München, Physics Department, James-Franck-Strasse 1, 85748 Garching, Germany
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- Linköping University, Department of Physics, Chemistry and Biology, IFM, 581 83 Linköping, Sweden
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- Deutsches Museum, Museumsinsel 1, 80538 München, Germany.
- Technische Universität München, Physics Department, James-Franck-Strasse 1, 85748 Garching, Germany
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Zhang Z, Perepichka DF, Khaliullin RZ. Adatoms in the Surface-Confined Ullmann Coupling of Phenyl Groups. J Phys Chem Lett 2021; 12:11061-11069. [PMID: 34747624 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.1c02914] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
Abstract
Despite the importance of the on-surface Ullmann coupling for synthesis of atomically precise carbon nanostructures, it is still unclear whether this reaction is catalyzed by surface atoms or adatoms. Here, the feasibility of the adatom creation and adatom-catalyzed Ullmann coupling of chloro-, bromo-, and iodobenzene on Cu(111), Ag(111), and Au(111) surfaces is examined using density functional theory modeling. The extraction of a metal atom is found to be greatly facilitated by the formation of strong phenyl-metal bonds, making the extraction energy barrier comparable to, and in the case of Ag(111) even lower than, that for the competing surface-catalyzed phenyl-phenyl bond formation. However, if the phenyl-adatom bonds are too strong, as on Cu(111) and Ag(111), they create an insurmountable barrier for the subsequent adatom-catalyzed C-C coupling. In contrast, Au adatoms do not bind phenyl groups strongly and can catalyze the C-C bond formation almost as efficiently as surface atoms.
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- Zhenzhe Zhang
- Department of Chemistry, McGill University, 801 Sherbrooke St West, Montreal, QC H3A 0B8, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, McGill University, 801 Sherbrooke St West, Montreal, QC H3A 0B8, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, McGill University, 801 Sherbrooke St West, Montreal, QC H3A 0B8, Canada
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Dettmann D, Galeotti G, MacLean O, Tomellini M, Di Giovannantonio M, Lipton-Duffin J, Verdini A, Floreano L, Fagot-Revurat Y, Perepichka DF, Rosei F, Contini G. Identification of Topotactic Surface-Confined Ullmann-Polymerization. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2021; 17:e2103044. [PMID: 34477325 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202103044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2021] [Revised: 07/21/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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On-surface Ullmann coupling is an established method for the synthesis of 1D and 2D organic structures. A key limitation to obtaining ordered polymers is the uncertainty in the final structure for coupling via random diffusion of reactants over the substrate, which leads to polymorphism and defects. Here, a topotactic polymerization on Cu(110) in a series of differently-halogenated para-phenylenes is identified, where the self-assembled organometallic (OM) reactants of diiodobenzene couple directly into a single, deterministic product, whereas the other precursors follow a diffusion driven reaction. The topotactic mechanism is the result of the structure of the iodine on Cu(110), which controls the orientation of the OM reactants and intermediates to be the same as the final polymer chains. Temperature-programmed X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and kinetic modeling reflect the differences in the polymerization regimes, and the effects of the OM chain alignments and halogens are disentangled by Nudged Elastic Band calculations. It is found that the repulsion or attraction between chains and halogens drive the polymerization to be either diffusive or topotactic. These results provide detailed insights into on-surface reaction mechanisms and prove the possibility of harnessing topotactic reactions in surface-confined Ullmann polymerization.
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- Dominik Dettmann
- Centre Énergie, Matériaux et Télécommunications, Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique Department, 1650 Boulevard Lionel-Boulet, J3X1S2, Varennes, Québec, Canada
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- Centre Énergie, Matériaux et Télécommunications, Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique Department, 1650 Boulevard Lionel-Boulet, J3X1S2, Varennes, Québec, Canada
- Istituto di Struttura della Materia, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Via Fosso del Cavaliere 100, Roma, 00133, Italy
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- Centre Énergie, Matériaux et Télécommunications, Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique Department, 1650 Boulevard Lionel-Boulet, J3X1S2, Varennes, Québec, Canada
- Key Laboratory of Functional Materials Physics and Chemistry of the Ministry of Education, Jilin Normal University, Changchun, 130103, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, University Tor Vergata, Via della Ricerca Scientifica 1, Roma, 00133, Italy
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- Istituto di Struttura della Materia, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Via Fosso del Cavaliere 100, Roma, 00133, Italy
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- School of Chemistry and Physics, Queensland University of Technology, 2 George Street, Brisbane, 4001 QLD, Australia
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- Istituto Officina dei Materiali, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, S.S. 14, km 163.5, Trieste, I-34149, Italy
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- Istituto Officina dei Materiali, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, S.S. 14, km 163.5, Trieste, I-34149, Italy
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- Institut Jean Lamour Campus ARTEM UMR 7198, CNRS-Université de Lorraine, 2 allée André Guinier, BP 50840, Nancy, 54011, France
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- Department of Chemistry, McGill University, 801 Sherbrooke Street West, Montreal, QC, H3A 0B8, Canada
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- Centre Énergie, Matériaux et Télécommunications, Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique Department, 1650 Boulevard Lionel-Boulet, J3X1S2, Varennes, Québec, Canada
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- Istituto di Struttura della Materia, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Via Fosso del Cavaliere 100, Roma, 00133, Italy
- Department of Physics, University Tor Vergata, Via della Ricerca Scientifica 1, Roma, 00133, Italy
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Pawlak R, Liu X, Ninova S, D'Astolfo P, Drechsel C, Liu JC, Häner R, Decurtins S, Aschauer U, Liu SX, Meyer E. On-Surface Synthesis of Nitrogen-Doped Kagome Graphene. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:8370-8375. [PMID: 33507589 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202016469] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2020] [Revised: 01/19/2021] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
Abstract
Nitrogen-doped Kagome graphene (N-KG) has been theoretically predicted as a candidate for the emergence of a topological band gap as well as unconventional superconductivity. However, its physical realization still remains very elusive. Here, we report on a substrate-assisted reaction on Ag(111) for the synthesis of two-dimensional graphene sheets possessing a long-range honeycomb Kagome lattice. Low-temperature scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) and atomic force microscopy (AFM) with a CO-terminated tip supported by density functional theory (DFT) are employed to scrutinize the structural and electronic properties of the N-KG down to the atomic scale. We demonstrate its semiconducting character due to the nitrogen doping as well as the emergence of Kagome flat bands near the Fermi level which would open new routes towards the design of graphene-based topological materials.
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- Rémy Pawlak
- Department of Physics, University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 82, 4056, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Bern, Freiestrasse 3, 3012, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Bern, Freiestrasse 3, 3012, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Physics, University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 82, 4056, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Physics, University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 82, 4056, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Physics, University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 82, 4056, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Bern, Freiestrasse 3, 3012, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Bern, Freiestrasse 3, 3012, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Bern, Freiestrasse 3, 3012, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Bern, Freiestrasse 3, 3012, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Physics, University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 82, 4056, Basel, Switzerland
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Pawlak R, Liu X, Ninova S, D'Astolfo P, Drechsel C, Liu J, Häner R, Decurtins S, Aschauer U, Liu S, Meyer E. On‐Surface Synthesis of Nitrogen‐Doped Kagome Graphene. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202016469] [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]
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- Rémy Pawlak
- Department of Physics University of Basel Klingelbergstrasse 82 4056 Basel Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry University of Bern Freiestrasse 3 3012 Bern Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry University of Bern Freiestrasse 3 3012 Bern Switzerland
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- Department of Physics University of Basel Klingelbergstrasse 82 4056 Basel Switzerland
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- Department of Physics University of Basel Klingelbergstrasse 82 4056 Basel Switzerland
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- Department of Physics University of Basel Klingelbergstrasse 82 4056 Basel Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry University of Bern Freiestrasse 3 3012 Bern Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry University of Bern Freiestrasse 3 3012 Bern Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry University of Bern Freiestrasse 3 3012 Bern Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry University of Bern Freiestrasse 3 3012 Bern Switzerland
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- Department of Physics University of Basel Klingelbergstrasse 82 4056 Basel Switzerland
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