Publication List

  • Hydrogen-Assisted Thermal Treatment of Electrode Materials for Electrochemical Double-Layer Capacitors, M. Gentile, S. Bellani, M. I. Zappia, A. Gamberini, V. Mastronardi, M. Abruzzese, L. Gabatel, L. Pasquale, S. Marras, A. Bagheri, H. Beydaghi, E. L. Papadopoulou, G. Lanzani, F. Bonaccorso, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2024, 16, 13706–13718. Link to article (open access).
  • Enhancing Chiroptical Responses in Helical Nanographenes via Geometric Engineering of Double [7]Helicenes, W. Niu, Y. Fu, Q. Deng, Z.-L. Qiu, F. Liu, A. A. Popov, H. Komber, J. Ma, X. Feng, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2024, in press (open access).
  • Bistability between π-diradical open-shell and closed-shell states in indeno[1,2-a]fluorene, S. Mishra, M. Vilas-Varela, L.-A. Lieske, R. Ortiz, S. Fatayer, I. Rončević, F. Albrecht, T. Frederiksen, D. Peña, L. Gross, Nat. Chem., 2024, in press (open access).
  • Tailoring Magnetism of Graphene Nanoflakes via Tip-Controlled Dehydrogenation, C. Zhao, Q. Huang, L. Valenta, K. Eimre, L. Yang, A. V. Yakutovich, W. Xu, J. Ma, X. Feng, M. Juríček, R. Fasel, P. Ruffieux, C. A. Pignedoli, Phys. Rev. Lett., 2024, 132, 046201. Link to article.
  • Chain-growth polymerization enables the controlled synthesis of graphene nanoribbons, J. Ma, X. Feng, Chem, 2024, 10, 435–437. Link to article.
  • Cove-Edged Chiral Graphene Nanoribbons with Chirality-Dependent Bandgap and Carrier Mobility, K. Liu, W. Zheng, S. Osella, Z.-L. Qiu, S. Böckmann, W. Niu, L. Meingast, H. Komber, S. Obermann, R. Gillen, M. Bonn, M. R. Hansen, J. Maultzsch, H. I. Wang, J. Ma, X. Feng, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2024, 146, 1026–1034. Link to article.
  • Tuneable Permeability to H2, CO2, He, and Ar in Graphene Oxide−PDDA Self-Assembled Multilayers, Yielding Good Selectivity at High Flux, G. Foli, A. Kovtun, F. Liscio, E. Battaglini, S. Ligi, M. Fiorini, M. Minelli, V. Palermo, Adv. Mater. Interfaces, 2024, 11, 2300357. Link to article (open access). Featured in Hot Topic: Carbon, Graphite, and Graphene.
  • Enhancing the Carrier Transport in Monolayer MoS2 through Interlayer Coupling with 2D Covalent Organic Frameworks, C. Wang, L. Cusin, C. Ma, E. Unsal, H. Wang, V. Girelli Consolaro, V. Montes-García, B. Han, S. Vitale, A. Dianat, A. Croy, H. Zhang, R. Gutierrez, G. Cuniberti, Z. Liu, L. Chi, A. Ciesielski, P. Samorì, Adv. Mater., 2024, 36, 2305882. Link to article (open access). Featured in Hot Topic: Surfaces and Interfaces.
  • On-water surface synthesis of electronically coupled 2D polyimide-MoS2 van der Waals heterostructure, A. Prasoon, H. Yang, M. Hambsch, N. N. Nguyen, S. Chung, A. Müller, Z. Wang, T. Lan, P. Fontaine, T. D. Kühne, K. Cho, A. S. Nia, S. C. B. Mannsfeld, R. Dong, X. Feng, Commun. Chem., 2023, 6, 280. Link to article (open access).
  • Site-selective chemical reactions by on-water surface sequential assembly, A. Prasoon, X. Yu, M. Hambsch, D. Bodesheim, K. Liu, A. Zacarias, N. N. Nguyen, T. Seki, A. Dianat, A. Croy, G. Cuniberti, P. Fontaine, Y. Nagata, S. C. B. Mannsfeld, R. Dong, M. Bonn, X. Feng, Nat. Commun., 2023, 14, 8313. Link to article (open access).
  • π-Extended Helical Multilayer Nanographenes with Layer-Dependent Chiroptical Properties, W. Niu, Y. Fu, Z.-L. Qiu, C. J. Schürmann, S. Obermann, F. Liu, A. A. Popov, H. Komber, J. Ma, X. Feng, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2023, 145, 26824–26832. Link to article.
  • Solar-driven photodegradation of ciprofloxacin and E. coli growth inhibition using a Tm3+ upconverting nanoparticle-based polymer composite, S. Fan, J. E. Inkumsah Jnr, E. Trave, M. Gigli, T. Joshi, N. Licciardello, M. Sgarzi, G. Cuniberti, Chem. Eng. J., 2023, 476, 146877. Link to article (open access).
  • Pushing Up the Size Limit of Boron-doped peri-Acenes: Modular Synthesis and Characterizations, J.-J. Zhang, L. Yang, F. Liu, G. Serra, Y. Fu, A. Lucotti, A. A. Popov, M. Tommasini, J. Ma, X. Feng, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2023, 62, e202312055. Link to article (open access).
  • Exchange Interactions and Intermolecular Hybridization in a Spin-1/2 Nanographene Dimer, N. Krane, E. Turco, A. Bernhardt, D. Jacob, G. Gandus, D. Passerone, M. Luisier, M. Juríček, R. Fasel, J. Fernández-Rossier, P. Ruffieux, Nano Lett., 2023, 23, 9353–9359. Link to article and accepted manuscript (open access).
  • Precision Graphene Nanoribbon Heterojunctions by Chain-Growth Polymerization, J.-J. Zhang, K. Liu, Y. Xiao, X. Yu, L. Huang, H.-J. Gao, J. Ma, X. Feng, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2023, 62, e202310880. Link to article (open access). Featured in Hot Topic: Carbon, Graphite, and Graphene.
  • Charge-state lifetimes of single molecules on few monolayers of NaCl, K. Kaiser, L.-A. Lieske, J. Repp, L. Gross, Nat. Commun., 2023, 14, 4988. Link to article (open access).
  • Room Temperature On-Surface Synthesis of a Vinylene-Linked Single Layer Covalent Organic Framework, F. G. Fabozzi, N. Severin, J. P. Rabe, S. Hecht, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2023, 145, 18205–18209. Link to article.
  • Curved graphene nanoribbons derived from tetrahydropyrene-based polyphenylenes via one-pot K-region oxidation and Scholl cyclization, S. Obermann, W. Zheng, J. Melidonie, S. Böckmann, S. Osella, N. Arisnabarreta, L. A. Guerrero-León, F. Hennersdorf, D. Beljonne, J. J. Weigand, M. Bonn, S. De Feyter, M. R. Hansen, H. I. Wang, J. Ma, X. Feng, Chem. Sci., 2023, 14, 8607–8614. Link to article (open access).
  • Portraits of Soot Molecules Reveal Pathways to Large Aromatics, Five-/Seven-Membered Rings, and Inception through π-Radical Localization, L.-A. Lieske, M. Commodo, J. W. Martin, K. Kaiser, V. Benekou, P. Minutolo, A. D’Anna, L. Gross, ACS Nano, 2023, 17, 13563–13574. Link to article (open access).
  • On the nucleation and fast reaction kinetics of 2D polymerisation with a 2-in-1 monomer, N. Herrmann, C. Martin, S. Eyley, Y. Li, N. Bilbao, V. Rubio-Giménez, M. Van der Auweraer, W. Thielemans, L. Chen, K. S. Mali, S. De Feyter, Chem. Commun., 2023, 59, 9211–9214. Link to article (open access).
  • Structural Expansion of Cyclohepta[def]fluorene towards Azulene-Embedded Non-Benzenoid Nanographenes, F. Wu, A. Barragán, A. Gallardo, L. Yang, K. Biswas, D. Écija, J. I. Mendieta-Moreno, J. I. Urgel, J. Ma, X. Feng, Chem. Eur. J., 2023, 29, e202301739. Link to article (open access). Selected as a Very Important Paper. Featured in Maurizio Prato’s 70th Birthday, Society Volumes: Germany and Society Volumes: Spain.
  • Bottom-up Solution Synthesis of Graphene Nanoribbons with Precisely Engineered Nanopores, W. Niu, Y. Fu, G. Serra, K. Liu, J. Droste, Y. Lee, Z. Ling, F. Xu, J. D. Cojal González, A. Lucotti, J. P. Rabe, M. R. Hansen, W. Pisula, P. W. M. Blom, C.-A. Palma, M. Tommasini, Y. Mai, J. Ma, X. Feng, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2023, 62, e202305737. Link to article (open access). Selected as a Hot Paper. TUD and cfaed press releases.
  • DFTBephy: A DFTB-based approach for electron–phonon coupling calculations, A. Croy, E. Unsal, R. Biele, A. Pecchia, J. Comput. Electron., 2023, 22, 1231–1239. Link to article (open access).
  • The Role of Superadsorbent Polymers on Covalent Organic Frameworks-Based Solid Electrolytes: Investigation of the Ionic Conductivity and Relaxation, S. Gullace, L. Cusin, F. Richard, N. Israfilov, A. Ciesielski, P. Samorì, Adv. Mater. Interfaces, 2023, 10, 2300124. Link to article (open access).
  • Nanographene-Based Heterojunctions for High-Performance Organic Phototransistor Memory Devices, S. Bai, L. Yang, K. Haase, J. Wolansky, Z. Zhang, H. Tseng, F. Talnack, J. Kress, J. Perez Andrade, J. Benduhn, J. Ma, X. Feng, M. Hambsch, S. C. B. Mannsfeld, Adv. Sci., 2023, 10, 2300057. Link to article (open access).
  • On-surface synthesis and edge states of NBN-doped zigzag graphene nanoribbons, X. Chang, L. Huang, Y. Gao, Y. Fu, J. Ma, H. Yang, J. Liu, X. Fu, X. Lin, X. Feng, S. Du, H.-J. Gao, Nano Res., 2023, 16, 10436–10442. Link to article and accepted manuscript (open access).
  • Observation of the Magnetic Ground State of the Two Smallest Triangular Nanographenes, E. Turco, A. Bernhardt, N. Krane, L. Valenta, R. Fasel, M. Juríček, P. Ruffieux, JACS Au, 2023, 3, 1358–1364. Link to article (open access). COVER PAGE.
  • Modular Synthesis of Structurally Diverse Azulene-Embedded Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons by Knoevenagel-Type Condensation, R. Liu, Y. Fu, F. Wu, F. Liu, J.-J. Zhang, L. Yang, A. A. Popov, J. Ma, X. Feng, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2023, 62, e202219091. Link to article (open access).
  • A photo-responsive organic electrochemical transistor, N. Turetta, W. Danowski, L. Cusin, P. A. Livio, R. Hallani, I. McCulloch, P. Samorì, J. Mater. Chem. C, 2023, 11, 7982–7988. Link to article (open access). Selected as a Hot Paper.
  • Photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue at nanostructured ZnO thin films, A. Kulis-Kapuscinska, M. Kwoka, M. A. Borysiewicz, T. Wojciechowski, N. Licciardello, M. Sgarzi, G. Cuniberti, Nanotechnology, 2023, 34, 155702. Link to article (open access).
  • Supramolecular engineering of cathode materials for aqueous zinc-ion hybrid supercapacitors: novel thiophene-bridged donor–acceptor sp2 carbon-linked polymers, H. Peng, V. Montes-García, J. Raya, H. Wang, H. Guo, F. Richard, P. Samorì, A. Ciesielski, J. Mater. Chem. A, 2023, 11, 2718–2725. Link to article (open access). Selected as a Hot Paper.
  • Unveiling Charge-Transport Mechanisms in Electronic Devices Based on Defect-Engineered MoS2 Covalent Networks, S. Ippolito, F. Urban, W. Zheng, O. Mazzarisi, C. Valentini, A. G. Kelly, S. M. Gali, M. Bonn, D. Beljonne, F. Corberi, J. N. Coleman, H. I. Wang, P. Samorì, Adv. Mater., 2023, 35, 2211157. Link to article (open access). COVER PAGE.
  • Supramolecular Engineering of Cathode Materials for Aqueous Zinc-ion Energy Storage Devices: Novel Benzothiadiazole Functionalized Two-Dimensional Olefin-Linked COFs, H. Peng, S. Huang, V. Montes-García, D. Pakulski, H. Guo, F. Richard, X. Zhuang, P. Samorì, A. Ciesielski, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2023, 62, e202216136. Link to article (open access).
  • Helical Bilayer Nonbenzenoid Nanographene Bearing a [10]Helicene with Two Embedded Heptagons, L. Yang, Y.-Y. Ju, M. A. Medel, Y. Fu, H. Komber, E. Dmitrieva, J.-J. Zhang, S. Obermann, A. G. Campaña, J. Ma, X. Feng, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2023, 62, e202216193. Link to article (open access).
  • Indium Selenide/Indium Tin Oxide Hybrid Films for Solution-Processed Photoelectrochemical-Type Photodetectors in Aqueous Media, G. Bianca, M. I. Zappia, S. Bellani, M. Ghini, N. Curreli, J. Buha, V. Galli, M. Prato, A. Soll, Z. Sofer, G. Lanzani, I. Kriegel, F. Bonaccorso, Adv. Mater. Interfaces, 2023, 10, 2201635. Link to article (open access).
  • Precise tuning of interlayer electronic coupling in layered conductive metal-organic frameworks, Y. Lu, Y. Zhang, C.-Y. Yang, S. Revuelta, H. Qi, C. Huang, W. Jin, Z. Li, V. Vega-Mayoral, Y. Liu, X. Huang, D. Pohl, M. Položij, S. Zhou, E. Cánovas, T. Heine, S. Fabiano, X. Feng, R. Dong, Nat. Commun., 2022, 13, 7240. Link to article (open access). TUD and cfaed press releases.
  • High-energy density aqueous supercapacitors: The role of electrolyte pH and KI redox additive, M. Eredia, S. Bellani, M. I. Zappia, L. Gabatel, V. Galli, A. Bagheri, H. Beydaghi, G. Bianca, I. Conticello, V. Pellegrini, F. Bonaccorso, APL Mater., 2022, 10, 101102. Link to article (open access). Selected as an Editor’s Pick. Featured in Special Topic: Materials Challenges for Supercapacitors.
  • Functionalized Metallic 2D Transition Metal Dichalcogenide-Based Solid-State Electrolyte for Flexible All-Solid-State Supercapacitors, A. Bagheri, S. Bellani, H. Beydaghi, M. Eredia, L. Najafi, G. Bianca, M. I. Zappia, M. Safarpour, M. Najafi, E. Mantero, Z. Sofer, G. Hou, V. Pellegrini, X. Feng, F. Bonaccorso, ACS Nano, 2022, 16, 16426–16442. Link to article (open access).
  • Vinylene-Linked 2D Conjugated Covalent Organic Frameworks by Wittig Reactions, Y. Liu, S. Fu, D. L. Pastoetter, A. H. Khan, Y. Zhang, A. Dianat, S. Xu, Z. Liao, M. Richter, M. Yu, M. Položij, E. Brunner, G. Cuniberti, T. Heine, M. Bonn, H. I. Wang, X. Feng, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2022, 61, e202209762. Link to article (open access).
  • Carbon-α-Fe2O3 Composite Active Material for High-Capacity Electrodes with High Mass Loading and Flat Current Collector for Quasi-Symmetric Supercapacitors, M. Najafi, S. Bellani, V. Galli, M. I. Zappia, A. Bagheri, M. Safarpour, H. Beydaghi, M. Eredia, L. Pasquale, R. Carzino, S. Lauciello, J.-K. Panda, R. Brescia, L. Gabatel, V. Pellegrini, F. Bonaccorso, Electrochem, 2022, 3, 463–478. Link to article (open access). Featured in Topical Collection “Feature Papers in Electrochemistry”.
  • MoS2 Defect Healing for High-Performance Chemical Sensing of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons, F. J. Urbanos, S. Gullace, P. Samorì, ACS Nano, 2022, 16, 11234–11243. Link to article and accepted manuscript (open access).
  • In-Plane Oriented Two-Dimensional Conjugated Metal–Organic Framework Films for High-Performance Humidity Sensing, S. Park, Z. Zhang, H. Qi, B. Liang, J. Mahmood, H.-J. Noh, M. Hambsch, M. Wang, M. Wang, K. H. Ly, Z. Wang, I. M. Weidinger, S. Zhou, J.-B. Baek, U. Kaiser, S. C. B. Mannsfeld, X. Feng, R. Dong, ACS Materials Lett., 2022, 4, 1146–1153. Link to article.
  • Novel thiophene-based donor–acceptor scaffolds as cathodes for rechargeable aqueous zinc-ion hybrid supercapacitors, H. Peng, Y. Zheng, C. Antheaume, P. Samorì, A. Ciesielski, Chem. Commun., 2022, 58, 6689–6692. Link to article (open access).
  • Exploring the similarity of single-layer covalent organic frameworks using electronic structure calculations, A. Raptakis, A. Croy, A. Dianat, R. Gutierrez, G. Cuniberti, RSC Adv., 2022, 12, 12283–12291. Link to article (open access).
  • Transition metal dichalcogenides as catalysts for the hydrogen evolution reaction: The emblematic case of “inert” ZrSe2 as catalyst for electrolyzers, L. Najafi, S. Bellani, M. I. Zappia, M. Serri, R. Oropesa-Nuñez, A. Bagheri, H. Beydaghi, R. Brescia, L. Pasquale, D. V. Shinde, Y. Zuo, F. Drago, K. Mosina, Z. Sofer, L. Manna, F. Bonaccorso, Nano Select, 2022, 3, 1069–1081. Link to article (open access).
  • Sulfonated NbS2-based proton-exchange membranes for vanadium redox flow batteries, H. Beydaghi, S. Bellani, L. Najafi, R. Oropesa-Nuñez, G. Bianca, A. Bagheri, I. Conticello, B. Martín-García, S. Kashefi, M. Serri, L. Liao, Z. Sofer, V. Pellegrini, F. Bonaccorso, Nanoscale, 2022, 14, 6152–6161. Link to article (open access).
  • Observing polymerization in 2D dynamic covalent polymers, G. Zhan, Z.-F. Cai, K. Strutyński, L. Yu, N. Herrmann, M. Martínez-Abadía, M. Melle-Franco, A. Mateo-Alonso, S. De Feyter, Nature, 2022, 603, 835–840. Link to article and accepted manuscript (open access). Highlighted in Chemistry World and Phys.org.
  • Solution Synthesis and Characterization of a Long and Curved Graphene Nanoribbon with Hybrid Cove–Armchair–Gulf Edge Structures, L. Yang, J. Ma, W. Zheng, S. Osella, J. Droste, H. Komber, K. Liu, S. Böckmann, D. Beljonne, M. R. Hansen, M. Bonn, H. I. Wang, J. Liu, X. Feng, Adv. Sci., 2022, 9, 2200708. Link to article (open access). Featured in Special Issue: Functional Carbon‐Rich Materials — Anniversary Issue for Klaus Müllen and Hot Topic: Carbon, Graphite, and Graphene.
  • Combination of Knoevenagel Polycondensation and Water-Assisted Dynamic Michael-Addition-Elimination for the Synthesis of Vinylene-Linked 2D Covalent Organic Frameworks, S. Xu, Z. Liao, A. Dianat, S.-W. Park, M. A. Addicoat, Y. Fu, D. L. Pastoetter, F. G. Fabozzi, Y. Liu, G. Cuniberti, M. Richter, S. Hecht, X. Feng, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2022, 61, e202202492. Link to article (open access).
  • Reverse-Bias and Temperature Behaviors of Perovskite Solar Cells at Extended Voltage Range, L. Najafi, S. Bellani, L. Gabatel, M. I. Zappia, A. Di Carlo, F. Bonaccorso, ACS Appl. Energy Mater., 2022, 5, 1378–1384. Link to article (open access).
  • Control of Crystallinity of Vinylene-Linked Two-Dimensional Conjugated Polymers by Rational Monomer Design, D. L. Pastoetter, Y. Liu, M. A. Addicoat, S. Paasch, A. Dianat, D. Bodesheim, A. L. Waentig, S. Xu, M. Borrelli, A. Croy, M. Richter, E. Brunner, G. Cuniberti, X. Feng, Chem. Eur. J., 2022, 28, e202104502. Link to article (open access). Featured in Society Volumes: Germany.
  • High-Performance Humidity Sensing in π-Conjugated Molecular Assemblies through the Engineering of Electron/Proton Transport and Device Interfaces, N. Turetta, M.-A. Stoeckel, R. Furlan de Oliveira, F. Devaux, A. Greco, C. Cendra, S. Gullace, M. Gicevičius, B. Chattopadhyay, J. Liu, G. Schweicher, H. Sirringhaus, A. Salleo, M. Bonn, E. H. G. Backus, Y. H. Geerts, P. Samorì, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2022, 144, 2546–2555. Link to article and accepted manuscript (open access).
  • Visualization and identification of single meteoritic organic molecules by atomic force microscopy, K. Kaiser, F. Schulz, J. F. Maillard, F. Hermann, I. Pozo, D. Peña, H. J. Cleaves II, A. S. Burton, G. Danger, C. Afonso, S. Sandford, L. Gross, Meteorit. Planet. Sci., 2022, 57, 644–656. Link to article (open access). COVER PAGE. Highlighted in IBM Research Blog, C&EN, Chemistry World and Le Parisien. YouTube video.
  • Cove-Edged Graphene Nanoribbons with Incorporation of Periodic Zigzag-Edge Segments, X. Wang, J. Ma, W. Zheng, S. Osella, N. Arisnabarreta, J. Droste, G. Serra, O. Ivasenko, A. Lucotti, D. Beljonne, M. Bonn, X. Liu, M. R. Hansen, M. Tommasini, S. De Feyter, J. Liu, H. I. Wang, X. Feng, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2022, 144, 228–235. Link to article and accepted manuscript (open access).
  • Topochemical Transformation of Two-Dimensional VSe2 into Metallic Nonlayered VO2 for Water Splitting Reactions in Acidic and Alkaline Media, L. Najafi, R. Oropesa-Nuñez, S. Bellani, B. Martín-García, L. Pasquale, M. Serri, F. Drago, J. Luxa, Z. Sofer, D. Sedmidubský, R. Brescia, S. Lauciello, M. I. Zappia, D. V. Shinde, L. Manna, F. Bonaccorso, ACS Nano, 2022, 16, 351–367. Link to article (open access).
  • On-water surface synthesis of charged two-dimensional polymer single crystals via the irreversible Katritzky reaction, Z. Wang, Z. Zhang, H. Qi, A. Ortega-Guerrero, L. Wang, K. Xu, M. Wang, S. Park, F. Hennersdorf, A. Dianat, A. Croy, H. Komber, G. Cuniberti, J. J. Weigand, U. Kaiser, R. Dong, X. Feng, Nat. Synth., 2022, 1, 69–76. Link to article and accepted manuscript (open access).
  • Viologen-Immobilized 2D Polymer Film Enabling Highly Efficient Electrochromic Device for Solar-Powered Smart Window, Z. Wang, X. Jia, P. Zhang, Y. Liu, H. Qi, P. Zhang, U. Kaiser, S. Reineke, R. Dong, X. Feng, Adv. Mater., 2022, 34, 2106073. Link to article (open access). TUD and cfaed press releases.
  • Quantum Capacitance through Molecular Infiltration of 7,7,8,8-Tetracyanoquinodimethane in Metal–Organic Framework/Covalent Organic Framework Hybrids, H. Peng, S. Huang, D. Tranca, F. Richard, W. Baaziz, X. Zhuang, P. Samorì, A. Ciesielski, ACS Nano, 2021, 15, 18580–18589. Link to article and accepted manuscript (open access).
  • Field-effect-transistor-based ion sensors: ultrasensitive mercury(II) detection via healing MoS2 defects, F. J. Urbanos, S. Gullace, P. Samorì, Nanoscale, 2021, 13, 19682–19689. Link to article and accepted manuscript (open access).
  • 3D printed silicon-few layer graphene anode for advanced Li-ion batteries, H. Beydaghi, S. Abouali, S. B. Thorat, A. E. Del Rio Castillo, S. Bellani, S. Lauciello, S. Gentiluomo, V. Pellegrini, F. Bonaccorso, RSC Adv., 2021, 11, 35051–35060. Link to article (open access).
  • NBN-Doped Bis-Tetracene and Peri-Tetracene: Synthesis and Characterization, Y. Fu, X. Chang, H. Yang, E. Dmitrieva, Y. Gao, J. Ma, L. Huang, J. Liu, H. Lu, Z. Cheng, S. Du, H.-J. Gao, X. Feng, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2021, 60, 26115–26121. Link to article (open access). Selected as a Very Important Paper. TUD, cfaed and ChemistryViews press releases.
  • Solution-processed two-dimensional materials for next-generation photovoltaics, S. Bellani, A. Bartolotta, A. Agresti, G. Calogero, G. Grancini, A. Di Carlo, E. Kymakis, Francesco Bonaccorso, Chem. Soc. Rev., 2021, 50, 11870–11965. Link to article (open access). Featured in Themed Collection: Electrochemistry in Energy Storage and Conversion.
  • On-Surface Synthesis and Characterization of Super-nonazethrene, E. Turco, S. Mishra, J. Melidonie, K. Eimre, S. Obermann, C. A. Pignedoli, R. Fasel, X. Feng, P. Ruffieux, J. Phys. Chem. Lett., 2021, 12, 8314–8319. Link to article and accepted manuscript (open access).
  • Harnessing selectivity in chemical sensing via supramolecular interactions: from functionalization of nanomaterials to device applications, R. Furlan de Oliveira, V. Montes-García, A. Ciesielski, P. Samorì, Mater. Horiz., 2021, 8, 2685–2708. Link to article and accepted manuscript (open access).
  • Interfacial Synthesis of Layer-Oriented 2D Conjugated Metal–Organic Framework Films toward Directional Charge Transport, Z. Wang, L. S. Walter, M. Wang, P. St. Petkov, B. Liang, H. Qi, N. N. Nguyen, M. Hambsch, H. Zhong, M. Wang, S. Park, L. Renn, K. Watanabe, T. Taniguchi, S. C. B. Mannsfeld, T. Heine, U. Kaiser, S. Zhou, R. T. Weitz, X. Feng, R. Dong, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2021, 143, 13624–13632. Link to article and accepted manuscript (open access). COVER PAGE. TUD press release.
  • Dependence of the polycarbonate mechanical performances on boron nitride flakes morphology, E. Lago, P. S. Toth, S. Gentiluomo, S. B. Thorat, V. Pellegrini, F. Bonaccorso, J. Phys. Mater., 2021, 4, 045002. Link to article (open access).
  • Two-Dimensional Gallium Sulfide Nanoflakes for UV-Selective Photoelectrochemical-type Photodetectors, M. I. Zappia, G. Bianca, S. Bellani, N. Curreli, Z. Sofer, M. Serri, L. Najafi, M. Piccinni, R. Oropesa-Nuñez, P. Marvan, V. Pellegrini, I. Kriegel, M. Prato, A. Cupolillo, F. Bonaccorso, J. Phys. Chem. C, 2021, 125, 11857–11866. Link to article (open access).
  • Graphene-Based Electrodes in a Vanadium Redox Flow Battery Produced by Rapid Low-Pressure Combined Gas Plasma Treatments, S. Bellani, L. Najafi, M. Prato, R. Oropesa-Nuñez, B. Martín-García, L. Gagliani, E. Mantero, L. Marasco, G. Bianca, M. I. Zappia, C. Demirci, S. Olivotto, G. Mariucci, V. Pellegrini, M. Schiavetti, F. Bonaccorso, Chem. Mater., 2021, 33, 4106–4121. Link to article (open access).
  • Multiscale Modeling Strategy of 2D Covalent Organic Frameworks Confined at an Air–Water Interface, A. Ortega-Guerrero, H. Sahabudeen, A. Croy, A. Dianat, R. Dong, X. Feng, G. Cuniberti, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2021, 13, 26411–26420. Link to article and accepted manuscript (open access).
  • Surface-Modified Phthalocyanine-Based Two-Dimensional Conjugated Metal–Organic Framework Films for Polarity-Selective Chemiresistive Sensing, M. Wang, Z. Zhang, H. Zhong, X. Huang, W. Li, M. Hambsch, P. Zhang, Z. Wang, P. St. Petkov, T. Heine, S. C. B. Mannsfeld, X. Feng, R. Dong, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2021, 60, 18666–18672. Link to article (open access). Selected as a Hot Paper. Featured in Hot Topic: Surfaces and Interfaces and Metal-Organic Frameworks: Special Collection 2020.
  • Low-Temperature Graphene-Based Paste for Large-Area Carbon Perovskite Solar Cells, P. Mariani, L. Najafi, G. Bianca, M. I. Zappia, L. Gabatel, A. Agresti, S. Pescetelli, A. Di Carlo, S. Bellani, F. Bonaccorso, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2021, 13, 22368–22380. Link to article (open access).
  • Synthetic tuning of the quantum properties of open-shell radicaloids, F. Lombardi, J. Ma, D. I. Alexandropoulos, H. Komber, J. Liu, W. K. Myers, X. Feng, L. Bogani, Chem, 2021, 7, 1363–1378. Link to article and accepted manuscript (open access). TUD press release.
  • Inverted perovskite solar cells with enhanced lifetime and thermal stability enabled by a metallic tantalum disulfide buffer layer, K. Chatzimanolis, K. Rogdakis, D. Tsikritzis, N. Tzoganakis, M. Tountas, M. Krassas, S. Bellani, L. Najafi, B. Martín-García, R. Oropesa-Nuñez, M. Prato, G. Bianca, I. Plutnarova, Z. Sofer, F. Bonaccorso, E. Kymakis, Nanoscale Adv., 2021, 3, 3124–3135. Link to article (open access).
  • Vinylene-Linked Two-Dimensional Covalent Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Functions, S. Xu, M. Richter X. Feng, Acc. Mater. Res., 2021, 2, 252–265. Link to article and accepted manuscript (open access). TUD press release.
  • Sulfur-Doped Nanographenes Containing Multiple Subhelicenes, W. Niu, Y. Fu, H. Komber, J. Ma, X. Feng, Y. Mai, J. Liu, Org. Lett., 2021, 23, 2069–2073. Link to article and accepted manuscript (open access).
  • Two‐Step Thermal Annealing: An Effective Route for 15 % Efficient Quasi‐2D Perovskite Solar Cells, V. Romano, L. Najafi, A. A. Sutanto, G. Schileo, V. Queloz, S. Bellani, M. Prato, S. Marras, M. K. Nazeeruddin, G. D’Angelo, F. Bonaccorso, G. Grancini, ChemPlusChem, 2021, 86, 1044–1048. Link to article and accepted manuscript (open access). COVER PAGE. Cover Profile. Featured in Hot Topic: Solar Cells, Perovskite Materials and Devices, Society Volumes: Italy and Society Volumes: Switzerland.
  • Chemical Conversion and Locking of the Imine Linkage: Enhancing the Functionality of Covalent Organic Frameworks, L. Cusin, H. Peng, A. Ciesielski, P. Samorì, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2021, 60, 14236–14250. Link to article and accepted manuscript (open access).
  • Functionalized metallic transition metal dichalcogenide (TaS2) for nanocomposite membranes in direct methanol fuel cells, H. Beydaghi, L. Najafi, S. Bellani, A. Bagheri, B. Martín-García, P. Salarizadeh, K. Hooshyari, S. Naderizadeh, M. Serri, L. Pasquale, B. Wu, R. Oropesa-Nuñez, Z. Sofer, V. Pellegrini, F. Bonaccorso, J. Mater. Chem. A, 2021, 9, 6368–6381. Link to article and accepted manuscript (open access).
  • Two-dimensional conjugated metal–organic frameworks (2D c-MOFs): chemistry and function for MOFtronics, M. Wang, R. Dong, X. Feng, Chem. Soc. Rev., 2021, 50, 2764–2793. Link to article (open access).
  • Predicting the bulk modulus of single-layer covalent organic frameworks with square-lattice topology from molecular building-block properties, A. Raptakis, A. Dianat, A. Croy, G. Cuniberti, Nanoscale, 2021, 13, 1077–1085. Link to article (open access).
  • High-Mobility Semiconducting Two-Dimensional Conjugated Covalent Organic Frameworks with p-Type Doping, M. Wang, M. Wang, H.-H. Lin, M. Ballabio, H. Zhong, M. Bonn, S. Zhou, T. Heine, E. Cánovas, R. Dong, X. Feng, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2020, 142, 21622–21627. Link to article and accepted manuscript (open access). TUD press release.
  • Microwave‐Induced Structural Engineering and Pt Trapping in 6R‐TaS2 for the Hydrogen Evolution Reaction, L. Najafi, S. Bellani, R. Oropesa‐Nuñez, R. Brescia, M. Prato, L. Pasquale, C. Demirci, F. Drago, B. Martín‐García, J. Luxa, L. Manna, Z. Sofer, F. Bonaccorso, Small, 2020, 16, 2003372. Link to article (open access). Featured in Hot Topic: Water Splitting.
  • Thiophene‐Bridged Donor–Acceptor sp2‐Carbon‐Linked 2D Conjugated Polymers as Photocathodes for Water Reduction, S. Xu, H. Sun, M. Addicoat, B. P. Biswal, F. He, S. Park, S. Paasch, T. Zhang, W. Sheng, E. Brunner, Y. Hou, M. Richter, X. Feng, Adv. Mater., 2021, 33, 2006274. Link to article (open access). TUD press release.
  • Hybrid Organic/Inorganic Photocathodes Based on WS2 Flakes as Hole Transporting Layer Material, L. Najafi, V. Romano, R. Oropesa-Nuñez, M. Prato, S. Lauciello, G. D’Angelo, S. Bellani, F. Bonaccorso, Small Struct., 2021, 2, 2000098. Link to article (open access).
  • One‐Pot Synthesis of Boron‐Doped Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons via 1,4‐Boron Migration, J.-J. Zhang, M.-C. Tang, Y. Fu, K.-H. Low, J. Ma, L. Yang, J. J. Weigand, J. Liu, V. W.-W. Yam, X. Feng, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2021, 60, 2833–2838. Link to article (open access). Featured in Hot Topic: Organic Electronics. TUD press release.
  • A Curved Graphene Nanoribbon with Multi-Edge Structure and High Intrinsic Charge Carrier Mobility, W. Niu, J. Ma, P. Soltani, W. Zheng, F. Liu, A. A. Popov, J. J. Weigand, H. Komber, E. Poliani, C. Casiraghi, J. Droste, M. R. Hansen, S. Osella, D. Beljonne, M. Bonn, H. I. Wang, X. Feng, J. Liu, Y. Mai, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2020, 142, 18293–18298. Link to article and accepted manuscript (open access). TUD press release.
  • Liquid-Phase Exfoliated GeSe Nanoflakes for Photoelectrochemical-Type Photodetectors and Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting, G. Bianca, M. I. Zappia, S. Bellani, Z. Sofer, M. Serri, L. Najafi, R. Oropesa-Nuñez, B. Martín-García, T. Hartman, L. Leoncino, D. Sedmidubský, V. Pellegrini, G. Chiarello, F. Bonaccorso, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2020, 12, 48598–48613. Link to article (open access).
  • Synthesis of Vinylene‐Linked Two‐Dimensional Conjugated Polymers via the Horner–Wadsworth–Emmons Reaction, D. L. Pastoetter, S. Xu, M. Borrelli, M. Addicoat, B. P. Biswal, S. Paasch, A. Dianat, H. Thomas, R. Berger, S. Reineke, E. Brunner, G. Cuniberti, M. Richter, X. Feng, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2020, 59, 23620–23625. Link to article (open access). Selected as a Hot Paper. TUD press release.
  • Graphene transistors for real-time monitoring molecular self-assembly dynamics, M. Gobbi, A. Galanti, M.-A. Stoeckel, B. Zyska, S. Bonacchi, S. Hecht, P. Samorì, Nat. Commun., 2020, 11, 4731. Link to article (open access). UNISTRA, CNRS Alsace, ISIS and IRIS Adlershof press releases. Highlighted in Nature Research Device & Materials Engineering Community.
  • Scalable spray-coated graphene-based electrodes for high-power electrochemical double-layer capacitors operating over a wide range of temperature, M. A. Garakani, S. Bellani, V. Pellegrini, R. Oropesa-Nuñez, A. E. Del Rio Castillo, S. Abouali, L. Najafi, B. Martín-García, A. Ansaldo, P. Bondavalli, C. Demirci, V. Romano, E. Mantero, L. Marasco, M. Prato, G. Bracciale, F. Bonaccorso, Energy Storage Mater., 2021, 34, 1–11. Link to article (open access).
  • Luminescent sp2-Carbon-Linked 2D Conjugated Polymers with High Photostability, Y. Li, B. P. Biswal, M. A. Addicoat, S. Paasch, P. Imbrasas, S. Park, H. Shi, E. Brunner, M. Richter, S. Lenk, S. Reineke, X. Feng, Chem. Mater., 2020, 32, 7985–7991. Link to article and accepted manuscript (open access).
  • Role of Exchange Interactions in the Magnetic Response and Intermolecular Recognition of Chiral Molecules, A. Dianat, R. Gutierrez, H. Alpern, V. Mujica, A. Ziv, S. Yochelis, O. Millo, Y. Paltiel, G. Cuniberti, Nano Lett., 2020, 20, 7077–7086. Link to article and accepted manuscript (open access).
  • Synthesis of Robust MOFs@COFs Porous Hybrid Materials via an Aza‐Diels–Alder Reaction: Towards High‐Performance Supercapacitor Materials, H. Peng, J. Raya, F. Richard, W. Baaziz, O. Ersen, A. Ciesielski, P. Samorì, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2020, 59, 19602–19609. Link to article and accepted manuscript (open access). Selected as a Very Important Paper. Featured in Special Issue: Functional Porous Materials Chemistry and Hot Topic: Batteries and Supercapacitors.
  • On-surface synthesis of super-heptazethrene, S. Mishra, J. Melidonie, K. Eimre, S. Obermann, O. Gröning, C. A. Pignedoli, P. Ruffieux, X. Feng, R. Fasel, Chem. Commun., 2020, 56, 7467–7470. Link to article and accepted manuscript (open access).
  • Photomodulation of Charge Transport in All‐Semiconducting 2D–1D van der Waals Heterostructures with Suppressed Persistent Photoconductivity Effect, Z. Liu, H. Qiu, C. Wang, Z. Chen, B. Zyska, A. Narita, A. Ciesielski, S. Hecht, L. Chi, K. Müllen, P. Samorì, Adv. Mater., 2020, 32, 2001268. Link to article and accepted manuscript (open access). COVER PAGE. Featured in Hot Topic: Carbon, Graphite, and Graphene.
  • Ultrathin two-dimensional conjugated metal–organic framework single-crystalline nanosheets enabled by surfactant-assisted synthesis, Z. Wang, G. Wang, H. Qi, M. Wang, M. Wang, S. Park, H. Wang, M. Yu, U. Kaiser, A. Fery, S. Zhou, R. Dong, X. Feng, Chem. Sci., 2020, 11, 7665–7671. Link to article (open access).
  • Demonstration of a Broadband Photodetector Based on a Two‐Dimensional Metal–Organic Framework, H. Arora, R. Dong, T. Venanzi, J. Zscharschuch, H. Schneider, M. Helm, X. Feng, E. Cánovas, A. Erbe, Adv. Mater., 2020, 32, 1907063. Link to article (open access). COVER PAGE. cfaed, HZDR, EurekAlert!, NWA, Phys.org, ScienceDaily, Laser Focus World, Optics & Photonics News and PhotonicsViews press releases.