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View article: CeTi@C80: A tender single molecule magnet with electric and magnetic didipoles investigated with magnetometry and x-ray absorption spectroscopy
CeTi@C80: A tender single molecule magnet with electric and magnetic didipoles investigated with magnetometry and x-ray absorption spectroscopy Open
View article: Revealing the 1D Nature of Electronic States in Phosphorene Chains
Revealing the 1D Nature of Electronic States in Phosphorene Chains Open
Phosphorene, a 2D allotrope of phosphorus, is technologically very appealing because of its semiconducting properties and narrow bandgap. Further reduction of the phosphorene dimensionality may spawn exotic properties of its electronic str…
View article: Elemental distribution and phase composition of Pd-Gd thin films
Elemental distribution and phase composition of Pd-Gd thin films Open
View article: Angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy and electrocatalysis: is there a bridge in between?
Angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy and electrocatalysis: is there a bridge in between? Open
The electronic interaction between molecules and a surface greatly influences the kinetics of heterogeneous electrocatalytic processes. Here, we explore the possibility of using angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy (ARPES) to study el…
View article: Selective On‐Surface Metalation and Uncommon Reordering of Self‐Assembled Macrocyclic Biquinazoline Ligands on Ag(111)
Selective On‐Surface Metalation and Uncommon Reordering of Self‐Assembled Macrocyclic Biquinazoline Ligands on Ag(111) Open
The macrocyclic biquinazoline ligand, H‐Mabiq, presents a central and a peripheral site for the coordination of metal atoms, making the adsorption on solid surfaces promising for the creation of self‐assembled bimetallic two‐dimensional pl…
View article: CeTi@C80: A tender single molecule magnet with electric and magnetic didipoles investigated with magnetometry and x-ray absorption spectroscopy
CeTi@C80: A tender single molecule magnet with electric and magnetic didipoles investigated with magnetometry and x-ray absorption spectroscopy Open
View article: Angle-Resolved Photoemission Spectroscopy and Electrocatalysis: Is There a Bridge in Between?
Angle-Resolved Photoemission Spectroscopy and Electrocatalysis: Is There a Bridge in Between? Open
The electronic interaction between molecules and a surface greatly influences the kinetics of heterogeneous electrocatalytic processes. Here, we explore the possibility of using angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy (ARPES) to study el…
View article: Orientation-Driven Large Magnetic Hysteresis of Er(III) Cyclooctatetraenide-Based Single-Ion Magnets Adsorbed on Ag(100)
Orientation-Driven Large Magnetic Hysteresis of Er(III) Cyclooctatetraenide-Based Single-Ion Magnets Adsorbed on Ag(100) Open
The molecular self-assembly and the magnetic properties of two cyclooctatetraenide (COT) - based single-ion magnets (SIM) adsorbed on Ag(100) in the sub-monolayer range are reported. Our study combines scanning-tunneling microscopy, X-ray …
View article: Controlling On‐Surface Photoactivity: The Impact of π‐Conjugation in Anhydride‐Functionalized Molecules on a Semiconductor Surface
Controlling On‐Surface Photoactivity: The Impact of π‐Conjugation in Anhydride‐Functionalized Molecules on a Semiconductor Surface Open
On‐surface synthesis has become a prominent method for growing low‐dimensional carbon‐based nanomaterials on metal surfaces. However, the necessity of decoupling organic nanostructures from metal substrates to exploit their properties requ…
View article: Ferromagnetic Order in 2D Layers of Transition Metal Dichlorides
Ferromagnetic Order in 2D Layers of Transition Metal Dichlorides Open
Magnetism in two dimensions is traditionally considered an exotic phase mediated by spin fluctuations, but far from collinearly ordered in the ground state. Recently, 2D magnetic states have been discovered in layered van der Waals compoun…
View article: Orientation‐Driven Large Magnetic Hysteresis of Er(III) Cyclooctatetraenide‐Based Single‐Ion Magnets Adsorbed on Ag(100)
Orientation‐Driven Large Magnetic Hysteresis of Er(III) Cyclooctatetraenide‐Based Single‐Ion Magnets Adsorbed on Ag(100) Open
The molecular self‐assembly and the magnetic properties of two cyclooctatetraenide (COT)‐based single‐ion magnets (SIM) adsorbed on Ag(100) in the sub‐monolayer (ML) range are reported. Our study combines scanning‐tunneling microscopy, X‐r…
View article: Seeking borophene on Ni<sub>3</sub>Al(111): an experimental characterization of boron segregation and oxidation
Seeking borophene on Ni<sub>3</sub>Al(111): an experimental characterization of boron segregation and oxidation Open
Synthesis of a stable, well ordered honeycomb borophene (hB) phase has been achieved to date by exploiting Al(111) as a growth substrate, which provides the necessary charge doping to compensate the high hexagonal-holes density. However, B…
View article: Naphthalene Dehydrogenation on Ni(111) in the Presence of Chemisorbed Oxygen and Nickel Oxide
Naphthalene Dehydrogenation on Ni(111) in the Presence of Chemisorbed Oxygen and Nickel Oxide Open
Catalyst passivation through carbon poisoning is a common and costly problem as it reduces the lifetime and performance of the catalyst. Adding oxygen to the feed stream could reduce poisoning but may also affect the activity negatively. W…
View article: EUV-induced hydrogen desorption as a step towards large-scale silicon quantum device patterning
EUV-induced hydrogen desorption as a step towards large-scale silicon quantum device patterning Open
View article: Monolayer calibration of endofullerenes with x-ray absorption from implanted keV ion doses
Monolayer calibration of endofullerenes with x-ray absorption from implanted keV ion doses Open
X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) has the highest sensitivity for chemical element detection on surfaces. With this approach, small amounts of lanthanide-containing endofullerene molecules (Ho3N@C80) have been measured by total electron …
View article: Correlation of Work Function and Conformation of C<sub>80</sub> Endofullerenes on <i>h</i>‐BN/Ni(111)
Correlation of Work Function and Conformation of C<sub>80</sub> Endofullerenes on <i>h</i>‐BN/Ni(111) Open
Change of conformation or polarization of molecules is an expression of their functionality. If the two correlate, electric fields can change the conformation. In the case of endofullerene single‐molecule magnets the conformation is linked…
View article: Elemental Distribution and Phase Composition of Pd-Gd Thin Films
Elemental Distribution and Phase Composition of Pd-Gd Thin Films Open
View article: Effect of Coadsorbed Sulfur on the Dehydrogenation of Naphthalene on Ni(111)
Effect of Coadsorbed Sulfur on the Dehydrogenation of Naphthalene on Ni(111) Open
There are several difficulties when experimentally determined reaction mechanisms are applied from model systems to real catalysis. Besides the infamous pressure and material gaps, it is sometimes necessary to consider impurities in the re…
View article: EUV-Induced Hydrogen Desorption As A Step Towards Large-Scale Silicon Quantum Device Patterning
EUV-Induced Hydrogen Desorption As A Step Towards Large-Scale Silicon Quantum Device Patterning Open
Dataset: STM, XPS and PEEM raw data, processed data and the codes used for data fitting our published work are all available here. Abstract: Atomically precise hydrogen desorption lithography using scanning tunnelling microscopy (STM) has …
View article: EUV-Induced Hydrogen Desorption As A Step Towards Large-Scale Silicon Quantum Device Patterning
EUV-Induced Hydrogen Desorption As A Step Towards Large-Scale Silicon Quantum Device Patterning Open
Dataset: STM, XPS and PEEM raw data, processed data and the codes used for data fitting our published work are all available here. Abstract: Atomically precise hydrogen desorption lithography using scanning tunnelling microscopy (STM) has …
View article: Unconventional band structure via combined molecular orbital and lattice symmetries in a surface-confined metallated graphdiyne sheet
Unconventional band structure via combined molecular orbital and lattice symmetries in a surface-confined metallated graphdiyne sheet Open
Graphyne (GY) and graphdiyne (GDY)-based materials represent an intriguing class of two-dimensional (2D) carbon-rich networks with tunable structures and properties surpassing those of graphene. However, the challenge of fabricating atomic…
View article: Inferring the Dy-N axis orientation in adsorbed <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><mml:mrow><mml:msub><mml:mi>DySc</mml:mi><mml:mn>2</mml:mn></mml:msub><mml:msub><mml:mrow><mml:mi mathvariant="normal">N</mml:mi><mml:mo>@</mml:mo><mml:mi mathvariant="normal">C</mml:mi></mml:mrow><mml:mn>80</mml:mn></mml:msub></mml:mrow></mml:math> endofullerenes by linearly polarized x-ray absorption spectroscopy
Inferring the Dy-N axis orientation in adsorbed endofullerenes by linearly polarized x-ray absorption spectroscopy Open
Endofullerene DySc$_2$N@C$_{80}$ is a single-molecule magnet with a large magnetic anisotropy and high blocking temperature, which is promising for nanomagnetic applications. As the easy axis of magnetization coincides with the Dy-N bond d…
View article: Role of Oxidation–Reduction Dynamics in the Application of Cu/ZnO-Based Catalysts
Role of Oxidation–Reduction Dynamics in the Application of Cu/ZnO-Based Catalysts Open
We investigated Cu nanoparticles (NPs) on vicinal and basal ZnO supports to obtain an atomistic picture of the catalyst’s structure under in situ oxidizing and reducing conditions. The Cu/ZnO model catalysts were investigated at e…
View article: One-dimensional electronic structure of phosphorene chains
One-dimensional electronic structure of phosphorene chains Open
Phosphorene, a 2D allotrope of phosphorus, is technologically very appealing because of its semiconducting properties and narrow band gap. Further reduction of the phosphorene dimensionality may spawn exotic properties of its electronic st…
View article: Resistless EUV lithography: Photon-induced oxide patterning on silicon
Resistless EUV lithography: Photon-induced oxide patterning on silicon Open
In this work, we show the feasibility of extreme ultraviolet (EUV) patterning on an HF-treated silicon (100) surface in the absence of a photoresist. EUV lithography is the leading lithography technique in semiconductor manufacturing due t…
View article: Towards 2D-confined catalysis on oxide surfaces
Towards 2D-confined catalysis on oxide surfaces Open
Model catalyst for confined catalysis studies consisting of an ordered Cu2-xO film grown between Cu(111) and a h‑BN overlayer.
View article: The Renaissance and Golden Age of Epitaxial Dry Germanene
The Renaissance and Golden Age of Epitaxial Dry Germanene Open
Germanene, as an artificial graphene-like near room temperature topological insulator, compatible with ubiquitous silicon technology, is potentially the most promising artificial Xene for ultra-scale nanoelectronics. Here, we follow its em…
View article: CCDC 2095454: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination
CCDC 2095454: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination Open
An entry from the Cambridge Structural Database, the world’s repository for small molecule crystal structures. The entry contains experimental data from a crystal diffraction study. The deposited dataset for this entry is freely available …
View article: Crystal electric field and properties of <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><mml:mrow><mml:mn>4</mml:mn><mml:mi>f</mml:mi></mml:mrow></mml:math> magnetic moments at the surface of the rare-earth compound <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><mml:mrow><mml:msub><mml:mi>TbRh</mml:mi><mml:mn>2</mml:mn></mml:msub><mml:msub><mml:mi>Si</mml:mi><mml:mn>2</mml:mn></mml:msub></mml:mrow></mml:math>
Crystal electric field and properties of magnetic moments at the surface of the rare-earth compound Open
The crystal electric field (CEF) plays an essential role in defining the magnetic properties of 4f materials. It forces the charge density of 4f electrons and the related magnetic moment to be oriented along a certain dir…
View article: Spatial segregation of substitutional B atoms in graphene patterned by the moiré superlattice on Ir(111)
Spatial segregation of substitutional B atoms in graphene patterned by the moiré superlattice on Ir(111) Open