Hexagonal boron nitride monolayers on metal supports: Versatile templates for atoms, molecules and nanostructures

@article{Auwrter2019HexagonalBN,
  title={Hexagonal boron nitride monolayers on metal supports: Versatile templates for atoms, molecules and nanostructures},
  author={Willi Auw{\"a}rter},
  journal={Surface Science Reports},
  year={2019}
}
  • W. Auwärter
  • Published 1 March 2019
  • Physics, Chemistry
  • Surface Science Reports
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In situ study of two-dimensional dendritic growth of hexagonal boron nitride
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Epitaxy of boron nitride monolayers for graphene-based lateral heterostructures
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Nanoscale Electronic Transparency of Wafer-Scale Hexagonal Boron Nitride.
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Pt Nanoclusters Sandwiched between Hexagonal Boron Nitride and Nanographene as van der Waals Heterostructures for Optoelectronics
We report on the formation of nanoscopic heterostructures composed of the semimetal graphene, the metal platinum, and the insulator hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN). Both graphene and h-BN are…
Molecular assemblies on surfaces: towards physical and electronic decoupling of organic molecules
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Decoupling strategies offer unique opportunities to reduce the (strong) interactions of single molecules and molecular assemblies physically and electronically from a (strongly) interacting support.
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