The controlled fabrication of nanometer-scale objects is without doubt one of the central
issues in current science and technology. However, existing fabrication techniques suffer …

Periodic arrangements on surfaces resulting from monolayer formation are critical in
determining the electronic structure of thin films, the adhesion of surface coatings, the …

Self-assembly of nanometer-sized building blocks at surfaces and interfaces is of increasing
interest for nanotechnology research.[1, 2] Recently surface-confined two-dimensional (2D) …

We present a scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) based study of 1, 3, 5-tris [4′-carboxy
(1, 1′-biphenyl-4-yl)] benzene (TCBPB) monolayers at the liquid− solid interface. In …

Scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) images of self-assembled monolayers of close-
packed alkane chains on highly oriented pyrolitic graphite often display an alternating bright …

We present the STM investigation of four different oligopyridines at the liquid/highly oriented
pyrolytic graphite interface. The heteroaromatic compounds are constitutional isomers …

The potential for relatively minor structural changes to dramatically impact materials
properties is one of the primary obstacles to achieving the rational design of functional …

Résumé Multiple literature reports describe the synthesis of [RSiO (OH)] 4 or [RSiO (ONa)] 4
compounds. Surprisingly, in the majority of cases the OH or ONa groups all lie on the same …

Graphene is a single sheet of carbon atoms that constitutes the basic building block of
macroscopic graphite crystals. Held together by a backbone of overlapping sp2 hybrids …

Three-dimensional crystal engineering is a well-known concept. The invention of the
scanningtunneling microscope opened the door to explore this engineering concept in two …