The incorporation of Si atoms into organic compounds significantly increases a variety of functionality, facilitating further application...

On-surface cyclodehydrogenation recently became an important reaction to planarize π-conjugated molecules and oligomers. However, the hig...

The design of magnetic topological states due to spin polarization in an extended π carbon system has great potential in spintronics appl...

Substituting carbon with silicon in organic molecules and materials has long been an attractive way to modify their electronic structure ...

Graphene nanoribbons (GNRs) and nanographenes synthesized by on-surface reactions using tailor-made molecular precursors offer an ideal p...

On-surface synthesis is of importance to fabricate low dimensional carbon-based nanomaterials with atomic precision. Here, we synthesize ...

Synthesis of one-dimensional molecular arrays with tailored stereoisomers is challenging yet has great potential for application in molec...