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 …

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 …

The low-energy electronic structure of nanographenes can be tuned through zero-energy π-
electron states, typically referred to as zero-modes. Customizable electronic and magnetic …

Surface-confined dehalogenation reactions are versatile bottom-up approaches for the
synthesis of carbon-based nanostructures with predefined chemical properties. However, for …

On-surface synthesis has rapidly emerged as a most promising approach to prepare
functional molecular structures directly on a support surface. Compared to solution …

On-surface synthesis represents a successful strategy to obtain designed molecular
structures on an ultra-clean metal substrate. While metal surfaces are known to favor …

The controlled synthesis of graphene nanoribbons (GNRs) is crucial to fully exploit their
outstanding properties. Both the top-down and the bottom-up approaches were used to …

Self-assembly of iron (II) phthalocyanine (FePc) molecules on a Ge (001): H surface results
in monolayer islands extending over hundreds of nanometers and comprising upright …

The aim of this thesis is to establish a successful strategy to achieve chemical reactions on
insulating surfaces using halogen functionalized molecules as building blocks. Upon …

On-surface synthesis has rapidly emerged as a most promising approach to prepare
functional molecular structures directly on a support surface. Compared to solution …