Graphene nanostructures (GNs) including graphene nanoribbons and nanoflakes have
attracted tremendous interest in the field of chemistry and materials science due to their …

Oxidative aromatic coupling occupies a fundamental place in the modern chemistry of
aromatic compounds. It is a method of choice for the assembly of large and bewildering …

The electronic properties of finite-sized graphene fragments are strongly dependent on their
topological structures. The existence of two or more extended zigzag edges could lead to …

Experimental and theoretical investigations have revealed that the chemical and physical
properties of graphene are crucially determined by their topological structures. Therefore …

Nanographenes with zigzag edges are predicted to manifest non-trivial π-magnetism
resulting from the interplay of concurrent electronic effects, such as hybridization of localized …

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) have been the subject of interdisciplinary research
in the fields of chemistry, physics, materials science, and biology. Notably, PAHs have drawn …

Synthesis of covalent organic frameworks (COFs) with desirable organic units furnishes
advanced materials with unique functionalities. As an emerging class of two‐dimensional …

The on-surface reactions of 10-bromo-10′-(2, 6-dimethylphenyl)-9, 9′-bianthracene on Au
(111) have been investigated by scanning tunneling microscopy and spectroscopy …

Using scanning probe microscopy techniques, at low temperatures and in ultrahigh vacuum,
individual molecules adsorbed on surfaces can be probed with ultrahigh resolution to …

Using atomic manipulation, one can dissociate, form and rearrange bonds, as well as alter
the conformation or charge state of molecules. The molecular structures of reactants …