Technical University of Munich
Former TUM Department of Physics
James-Franck-Str. 1
85748 Garching b. München
Our research focuses on the creation of nanoscale model systems on atomically tailored surfaces, enabling the study and control of single-molecule processes as well as the self-assembly of supramolecular structures. The studies are inspired by the chemistry of life – which shows how functionally versatile a single set of molecular building blocks can be – and oriented toward innovation in nanotechnology.
Chemical Communications
Abstract: On Au(111), an alkyne-terminated borazine derivative undergoes thermally induced cyclotrimerisation, forming nanoporous boron-nitrogen-carbon networks featuring regular BN-doped patterns, with…
Small Structures
Abstract: Research on amorphous carbon monolayers (ACMs) has accelerated in recent years, driven by their intriguing structural and electronic properties and the vast potential for applications. To date, ACMs…
Chemical Science
Abstract: Chemical vapour deposition enables large-domain growth of ideal graphene, yet many applications of graphene require the controlled inclusion of specific defects. We present a one-step chemical vapour…
Angewandte Chemie - International Edition
Abstract: This study investigates the synthesis of tetra- and octa-O-fused porphyrinoids employing an oxidative O-annulation approach through C−H activation. Despite encountering challenges such as…
Chemistry - A European Journal
Abstract: The macrocyclic biquinazoline ligand, H-Mabiq, presents a central and a peripheral site for the coordination of metal atoms, making the adsorption on solid surfaces promising for the creation of…
Chemistry - A European Journal
Abstract: The macrocyclic biquinazoline ligand, H-Mabiq, presents a central and a peripheral site for the coordination of metal atoms, making the adsorption on solid surfaces promising for the creation of…
Nature Communications
Abstract: Tomonaga-Luttinger liquid (TLL) behavior in one-dimensional systems has been predicted and shown to occur at semiconductor-to-metal transitions within two-dimensional materials. Reports of…
Communications Chemistry
Abstract: The study of cycloaddition mechanisms is central to the fabrication of extended sp2 carbon nanostructures such as graphene nanoribbons and spin chains. Reaction modeling in this context has focused…
npj 2D Materials and Applications
Abstract: Borophene, a single-atom-thick boron sheet, exhibits rich polymorphism that could enable control of its physical properties, though growing pre-designed polymorphs remains challenging due to complex…
ACS Nano
Abstract: The tribological performance of 2D materials makes them good candidates toward a reduction of friction at the macroscale. Superlubricity has been observed for graphene, MoS2, and MXenes, whereas…
