Generation, manipulation and characterization of molecules by atomic force microscopy

N Pavliček, L Gross - Nature Reviews Chemistry, 2017 - nature.com
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 …

On-surface generation and imaging of arynes by atomic force microscopy

N Pavliček, B Schuler, S Collazos, N Moll, D Pérez… - Nature …, 2015 - nature.com
Reactive intermediates are involved in many chemical transformations. However, their
characterization is a great challenge because of their short lifetimes and high reactivities …

Self‐Template‐Directed Metal–Organic Frameworks Network and the Derived Honeycomb‐Like Carbon Flakes via Confinement Pyrolysis

J Wang, J Tang, B Ding, Z Chang, X Hao, T Takei… - Small, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) have become a research hotspot since they have been
explored as convenient precursors for preparing various multifunctional nanomaterials …

Generation and Characterization of a meta-Aryne on Cu and NaCl Surfaces

N Pavlicek, Z Majzik, S Collazos, G Meyer, D Pérez… - ACS …, 2017 - ACS Publications
We describe the generation of a meta-aryne at low temperature (T= 5 K) using atomic
manipulation on Cu (111) and on bilayer NaCl on Cu (111). We observe different voltage …

Atomically resolved real-space imaging of hot electron dynamics

D Lock, KR Rusimova, TL Pan, RE Palmer… - Nature …, 2015 - nature.com
The dynamics of hot electrons are central to understanding the properties of many electronic
devices. But their ultra-short lifetime, typically 100 fs or less, and correspondingly short …

High-voltage-assisted mechanical stabilization of single-molecule junctions

D Gelbwaser-Klimovsky, A Aspuru-Guzik, M Thoss… - Nano Letters, 2018 - ACS Publications
Resonant tunneling is an efficient mechanism for charge transport through nanoscale
conductance junctions due to the relatively high currents involved. However, continuous …

Non-adiabatic effects of nuclear motion in quantum transport of electrons: A self-consistent Keldysh–Langevin study

VF Kershaw, DS Kosov - The Journal of Chemical Physics, 2020 - pubs.aip.org
The molecular junction geometry is modeled in terms of nuclear degrees of freedom that are
embedded in a stochastic quantum environment of non-equilibrium electrons. The time …

Direct and delayed dynamics in electron-induced surface reaction

O MacLean, K Huang, L Leung… - Journal of the American …, 2017 - ACS Publications
The electron-induced reaction of physisorbed vinyl bromide (ViBr) and allyl bromide (AllBr)
on Cu (110) at 4.6 K was studied experimentally by scanning tunneling microscopy and …

Desorption induced by low energy charge carriers on Si (111)‐7× 7: First principles molecular dynamics for benzene derivates

M Utecht, T Gaebel, T Klamroth - Journal of computational …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
We use clusters for the modeling of local ion resonances caused by low energy charge
carriers in STM‐induced desorption of benzene derivates from Si (111)‐7× 7. We perform …

Clocking surface reaction by in-plane product rotation

K Anggara, K Huang, L Leung… - Journal of the …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Electron-induced reaction of physisorbed meta-diiodobenzene (mDIB) on Cu (110) at 4.6 K
was studied by Scanning Tunneling Microscopy and molecular dynamics theory. Single …