Hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) monolayers have attracted considerable interest as
atomically thin sp 2-hybridized sheets that are readily synthesized on various metal …

The presence of dipolar layers determines the functionality of most technologically relevant
interfaces. The present contribution reviews how periodic dipole assemblies modify the …

During the last decade, interest on the growth and self-assembly of organic molecular
species on solid surfaces spread over the scientific community, largely motivated by the …

Chemisorption of organosulfur molecules, such as alkanethiols, arenethiols and disulfide
compounds on gold surfaces and their subsequent self-organization is the archetypal …

Self‐assembly, the process by which objects initially distributed at random arrange into well‐
defined patterns exclusively due to their local mutual interactions without external …

Surface-assisted covalent synthesis currently evolves into an important approach for the
fabrication of functional nanostructures at interfaces. Here, we employ scanning tunneling …

The future success of organic electronic devices strongly depends on the ability to tailor the
properties of thin films and interfaces. This calls for well-ordered thin films. However, their …

Post-translational modifications alter the properties of proteins through the cleavage of
peptide bonds or the addition of a modifying group to one or more amino acids,,,,,,. These …

Large π-conjugated molecules, when in contact with a metal surface, usually retain a finite
electronic gap and, in this sense, stay semiconducting. In some cases, however, the metallic …

Defects play a critical role for the functionality and performance of materials, but the
understanding of the related effects is often lacking, because the typically low concentrations …