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 …

Graphene nanoribbons hold great promise for future applications in nanoelectronic devices,
as they may combine the excellent electronic properties of graphene with the opening of an …

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 …

Creating functional electrical circuits using individual or ensemble molecules, often termed
as “molecular-scale electronics”, not only meets the increasing technical demands of the …

Two-dimensional materials with high charge carrier mobility and tunable band gaps have
attracted intense research effort for their potential use in nanoelectronics. Two-dimensional …

The surface‐assisted polymerization and cyclodehydrogenation of specifically designed
organic precursors provides a route toward atomically precise graphene nanoribbons, which …

Synthetic polymers exhibit diverse and useful properties and influence most aspects of
modern life. Many polymerization methods provide linear or branched macromolecules …

The bottom-up approach to synthesize graphene nanoribbons strives not only to introduce a
band gap into the electronic structure of graphene but also to accurately tune its value by …

Understanding how molecules interact to form large-scale hierarchical structures on
surfaces holds promise for building designer nanoscale constructs with defined chemical …

Graphene, an individual two‐dimensional, atomically thick sheet of graphite composed of a
hexagonal network of sp2 carbon atoms, has been intensively investigated since its first …