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 ...

Scanning probe microscopy has been used to characterize structures and electronic properties of surfaces as well as to construct nanostru...

Recent advances in state-of-the-art probe microscopy allow us to conduct single molecular chemistry via tip-induced reactions and direct ...

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 ...

The asymmetric introduction of functional groups into polymers is promising due to its potential to provide novel electronic and magnetic...

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