A review article on fundamental aspects of thiolate self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) on
the (111) and (100) surfaces of the Cu and Ni groups is presented. In particular this work is …

Self-assembled monolayers are a unique class of nanostructured materials, with properties
determined by their molecular lattice structures, as well as the interfaces with their substrates …

We demonstrate the use of artificial nanomachines for effective interaction, capture,
transport, and removal of oil droplets. The simple nanomachine-enabled oil collection …

The specificity of chemical reactions conducted over solid catalysts can potentially be
improved by utilizing noncovalent interactions to direct reactant binding geometry. Here we …

The accurate description of van der Waals forces within density functional theory is currently
one of the most active areas of research in computational physics and chemistry. Here we …

The interaction of water molecules with metal surfaces is typically weak and as a result van
der Waals (vdW) forces can be expected to be of importance. Here we account for the …

Exploring the role of van der Waals (vdW) forces on the adsorption of molecules on
extended metal surfaces has become possible in recent years thanks to exciting …

Metallic catalyst modification by organic ligands is an emerging catalyst design in enhancing
the activity and selectivity of electrocatalytic carbon dioxide (CO2) reactive capture and …

Self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) of thiolates have increasingly been used for
modification of metal surfaces in electrochemical applications including selective catalysis …

In view of the relevance of organic thin layers in many fields, the fundamentals, growth
mechanisms, and dynamics of thin organic layers, in particular thiol-based self-assembled …