The dream to prepare well-defined materials drives the methodological evolution for
molecular synthesis, structural control and materials manufacturing. Among various …

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

Artificial electronic kagome lattices may emerge from electronic potential landscapes using
customized structures with exotic supersymmetries, benefiting from the confinement of …

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 …

Organic two-dimensional crystals (O2DCs) are a class of synthetic layered materials,
typically constructed from π-conjugated building blocks, that show extended in-plane π …

Two-dimensional organic–inorganic (2DOI) van der Waals hybrids (vdWhs) have emerged
as a groundbreaking subclass of layer-stacked (opto-) electronic materials. The …

Nanoporous graphene (NPG) materials are generated by removing internal degree-3
vertices from graphene and introducing nanopores with specific topological structures …

The design of supramolecular organic radical cages and frameworks is one of the main
challenges in supramolecular chemistry. Their interesting material properties and wide …

Circumcoronene, a hexagonal graphene fragment with six zigzag edges, has been the focus
of theoretical studies for many years, but its synthesis in solution has remained a challenge …

Scanning probe microscopy (SPM) is recognized as an essential characterization tool in a
broad range of applications, allowing for real-space atomic imaging of solid surfaces …