Graphene nanoribbons (GNRs) are a family of one-dimensional (1D) materials with a
graphitic lattice structure. GNRs possess high mobility and current-carrying capability …

On-surface synthesis is appearing as an extremely promising research field aimed at
creating new organic materials. A large number of chemical reactions have been …

We have evaluated some of the most recent breakthroughs in the synthesis and applications
of graphene and graphene-based nanomaterials. This review includes three major …

With the rapid development of scanning probe microscopy, it has become possible to study
polymerization processes on suitable surfaces at the atomic level and in real space. In the …

Graphene nanoribbons hold great promise for future applications in nanoelectronic devices,
as they may combine the excellent electronic properties of graphene with the opening of an …

Understanding how molecules interact to form large-scale hierarchical structures on
surfaces holds promise for building designer nanoscale constructs with defined chemical …

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 …

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 …

The electrical and mechanical properties of graphene‐based materials can be tuned by the
introduction of nanopores, which are sensitively related to the size, morphology, density, and …

Surface-assisted Ullmann coupling is the workhorse of on-surfaces synthesis. Among the
various couplings that were successfully transferred from solution to solid surfaces, Ullmann …