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A standing molecule as a single-electron field emitter
Precision control over matter at the atomic scale enables a planar dye molecule to be lifted up and placed on its edge—a configuration that is surprisingly stable.
- Taner Esat
- , Niklas Friedrich
- & Ruslan Temirov
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Systems of mechanized and reactive droplets powered by multi-responsive surfactants
Droplets covered with surfactants that respond to multiple stimuli can assemble into hierarchical assemblies or non-spherical, patchy structures, mimic systems of mechanical gears, and even harbour sequences of chemical reactions.
- Zhijie Yang
- , Jingjing Wei
- & Bartosz A. Grzybowski
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Surface patterning of nanoparticles with polymer patches
Surface patterning of nanoparticles with polymer patches is achieved in a poor solvent for the polymer by controlling the ratio between the sizes of polymer molecules and nanoparticles.
- Rachelle M. Choueiri
- , Elizabeth Galati
- & Eugenia Kumacheva
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On-surface synthesis of graphene nanoribbons with zigzag edge topology
Synthesis of atomically precise zigzag edges in graphene nanoribbons is demonstrated using a bottom-up strategy based on surface-assisted arrangement and reaction of precursor monomers; these nanoribbons have edge-localized states with large energy splittings.
- Pascal Ruffieux
- , Shiyong Wang
- & Roman Fasel
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Self-assembly of hydrogen-bonded two-dimensional quasicrystals
Scanning tunnelling microscopy reveals that molecules of ferrocenecarboxylic acid can self-assemble into quasicrystal monolayers containing highly unusual cyclic hydrogen-bonded pentamers; this molecular framework could form the basis of a large range of supramolecular assemblies.
- Natalie A. Wasio
- , Rebecca C. Quardokus
- & S. Alex Kandel
A Brownian quasi-crystal of pre-assembled colloidal Penrose tiles