RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS

 
  • Ultrafast on-demand exciton formation in a single-molecule junction by tailored terahertz pulses
  • Visualization of frontier molecular orbitals in a single MR-TADF molecule
  • Steering the reaction pathways of terminal alkynes by introducing oxygen species: From C–C coupling to C–H activation
  • Atomic-scale photon mapping revealing spin-current relaxation
  • Orbital-resolved visualization of single-molecule photocurrent channels
  • Dissociation mechanism of a single O2 molecule chemisorbed on Ag(110)
  • Single-molecule laser nanospectroscopy with micro-electron volt energy resolution
  • Chemical identification and bond control of skeletons in a coupling reaction
  • Terahertz-field-driven scanning tunneling luminescence spectroscopy
  • Probing consequences of anion-dictated electrochemistry on the electrode/monolayer/electrolyte interfacial properties
  • Single-molecule study of a plasmon-induced reaction for a strongly chemisorbed molecule
  • Centimeter-scale and highly crystalline 2D alcohol: evidence for graphenol (C6OH)

    Hyunseob Lim, Younghee Park, Minhui Lee, Jong-Guk Ahn, Bao-Wen Li, Da Luo, Jaehoon Jung, Rodney Ruoff and Yousoo Kim, Nano Lett. 20 (2020) 2107-2112.
  • Single-molecule resonance Raman effect in a plasmonic nanocavity
  • Atomic-scale visualization of the stepwise metal-mediated dehalogenative cycloaddition reaction pathways: competition between radicals and organometallic intermediates
  • Selective triplet exciton formation in a single molecule
  • On-surface evolution of meso-isomerism in two-dimensional supramolecular assemblies
  • Many-body states description of single-molecule electroluminescence driven by scanning tunneling microscope
  • Systematic assessment of benzenethiol self-assembled monolayers on Au(111) as a standard sample for electrochemical tip-enhanced Raman spectroscopy
  • Discerning the Redox-Dependent Electronic and Interfacial Structures in Electroactive Self-Assembled Monolayers
  • Real-space and real-time observation of a plasmon-induced chemical reaction of a single molecule
  • Facet-Dependent Temporal and Spatial Changes in Boron-Doped Diamond Film Electrodes due to Anodic Corrosion
  • Single molecule investigation of energy dynamics in a coupled plasmon-exciton system
  • Direct pathway to molecular photodissociation on metal surfaces using visible light
  • Real-space investigation of energy transfer in heterogeneous molecular dimer
  • Seamless growth of a supramolecular carpet
  • Lateral Hopping of CO on Ag(110) by Multiple Overtone Excitation
  • Structurally driven one-dimensional electron confinement in sub-5-nm graphene nanowrinkle
  • Elucidation of isomerization pathways of a single azobenzene derivative
  • Atomic scale luminescence measurement revealing energy dissipation process of electrons
  • Tunneling desorption of atomic hydrogen on the surface of titanium dioxide
  • Supramolecular assembly through interactions between molecular dipoles and alkali metal ions
  • Adsorption of water dimer on platinum(111): identification of the -OH···Pt hydrogen bond
  • Functionalization of graphene grown on metal substrate with atomic oxygen: enolate vs epoxide
  • Direct observation of adsorption geometry for the van der Waals adsorption of a single π-conjugated hydrocarbon molecule on Au(111)
  • STM investigation of CO ordering on Pt(111): From an isolated molecule to high-coverage superstructure
  • Ligand field effect at oxide-metal interface on the chemical reactivity of ultrathin oxide film surface
  • Symmetry-driven novel Kondo effect in a molecule
  • Two dimensional superstructure formation of fluorinated fullerene on Au(111): A scanning tunneling microscopy study
  • Activation of ultrathin oxide films for chemical reaction by interface defects
  • Insights into action spectroscopy for single molecule motion and reactions through inelastic electron tunneling
  • State-selective dissociation of a single water molecule on an ultrathin MgO film
  • Substrate-induced array of quantum dots in a single-walled carbon nanotube
  • Role of molecular orbitals near the Fermi level in the excitation of vibrational modes of a single molecule at the STM junction
  • Electric field response of a vibrationally excited molecule in an STM junction
  • Reversible control of hydrogenation of a single molecule
  • Hierarchical chiral framework based on a rigid adamantane tripod on Au(111)
  • Excitation of molecular vibrational modes with inelastic STM process
  • Single-molecule reaction and characterization by vibrational excitation
  • Lateral hopping of molecules induced by excitation of internal vibration mode
 
 

Surface and Interface Science Laboratory, RIKEN, Hirosawa 2-1, Wako-shi, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
Department of Applied Chemistry, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 118-8656, Japan