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 …

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

The electronic structure defines the properties of graphene-based nanomaterials. Scanning
tunneling microscopy/spectroscopy (STM/STS) experiments on graphene nanoribbons …

Constructing low-dimensional covalent assemblies with tailored size and connectivity is
challenging yet often key for applications in molecular electronics where optical and …

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 …

Immobilization of organic molecules on metal surfaces and their coupling via thermally
induced C–C bond formation is an important technique in organic and polymer synthesis …

Surface-assisted Ullmann coupling is the workhorse of on-surface synthesis. Despite its
obvious relevance, many fundamental and mechanistic aspects remain elusive. To shed …

Abstract The [n] cycloparaphenylenes ([n] CPPs)—n para-linked phenylenes that form a
closed-loop—have attracted substantial attention due to their unique cyclic structure and …

On-surface synthesis has been one of the hottest research fields in surface science in the
last decade, owing to its great potential for bottom-up synthesis of functional molecules and …

On-surface synthesis is a powerful methodology for the fabrication of low-dimensional
functional materials. The precursor molecules usually anchor on different metal surfaces via …