Publications - Papers | Talks | Posters | Theses/Reports
2022
| Topographic signatures and manipulations of Fe atoms, CO molecules and NaCl islands on superconducting Pb(111) C. Drechsel, P. DAstolfo, J.-Ch. Liu, Th. Glatzel, R. Pawlak and E. Meyer Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology, 13, (2022), 1-9, pdf. |
| Observation of robust superlubricity of MoS2 on Au(111) in ultrahigh vacuum Y. Song; A. Hinaut; S. Scherb; Y. Pellmont; R. Pawlak; S. Huang; Z. Liu; Th. Glatzel, and E. Meyer Applied Surface Science, 601, (2022), 154230, pdf. |
| Flexible Superlubricity Unveiled in Sidewinding Motion of Individual Polymeric Chains J.G. Vilhena, R. Pawlak, P. D Astolfo, X. Liu, E. Gnecco, M. Kisiel, T. Glatzel, R. Perez, R. Haner, S. Decurtins, A. Baratoff, G. Prampolini, S.-X. Liu, E. Meyer Phys. Rev. Lett., 128, (2022), 216102, pdf. |
| Proximity-Induced Superconductivity in Atomically Precise Nanographene. J.-C. Liu, R. Pawlak, X. Wang, P. D Astolfo, C. Drechsel, P. Zhou, S. Decurtins, U. Aschaeur, S.-X. Liu, W. Wulfhekel, E. Meyer. arXiv, (2022), pdf. |
| On-Surface Synthesis of Unsaturated Hydrocarbon Chains through C-S Activation L. Giovanelli, R. Pawlak, F. Hussein, O. MacLean, F. Rosei, W. Song, C. Pigot, F. Dumur, D. Gigmes, Y. Ksari, F. Bondino, E. Magnano, E. Meyer, S. Clair Chem. Eur. J., 28, (2022), e2022008, pdf. |
2021
| On-Surface Synthesis of Nitrogen-Doped Kagome Graphene R. Pawlak, X. Liu, S. Ninova, P. D Astolfo, C. Drechsel, J.-C. Liu, R. Haener, S. Decurtins, U. Aschauer, S.-X. Liu, and E. Meyer Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 60, (15), (2021), 8370-8375, pdf. |
| Head-to-Tail Oligomerization by Silylene-Tethered Sonogashira Coupling on Ag(111) K. Sun, K. Sagisaka, L. Peng, H. Watanabe, F. Xu, R. Pawlak, E. Meyer, Y. Okuda, A. Orita, and S. Kawai Angewandte Chemie (International Edition), 60, (2021), 1-7, pdf. |
2020
| Sequential Bending and Twisting around C-C Single Bonds by Mechanical Lifting of a Pre-Adsorbed Polymer R. Pawlak, J.G. Vilhena, P. D Astolfo, X. Liu, G. Prampolini, T. Meier, Th. Glatzel, J.A. Lemkul, R. Haner, S. Decurtins, A. Baratoff, R. Perez, S.-X. Liu, E. Meyer Nano Lett. , (20), (2020), 652-657, pdf. |
| Bottom-up Synthesis of Nitrogen-Doped Porous Graphene Nanoribbons R. Pawlak, X. Liu, S. Ninova, P. D Astolfo, C. Drechsel, S. Sangtarash, R. Haner, S. Decurtins, H. Sadeghi, C. J. Lambert, U. Aschauer, S-X. Liu, E. Meyer Journal of the American Chemical Society, 142, (29), (2020), 12568-12573, pdf. |
| Three-dimensional graphene nanoribbons as a framework for molecular assembly and local probe chemistry S. Kawai, O. Krejci, T. Nishiuchi, K. Sahara, T. Kodama, R. Pawlak, E. Meyer, T. Kubo, A.S. Foster Sci.Adv., 6, (2020), eaay8913, pdf. |
| Atomic-scale investigations of ultralow friction on crystal surfaces in ultrahigh vacuum E. Gnecco, R. Pawlak, Th. Glatzel and E. Meyer. Chapter in "Superlubricity" book., (2020), 71-84, pdf. |
| Giant thermal expansion of a two-dimensional supramolecular network triggered by alkyl chain motion S. Scherb, A. Hinaut, R. Pawlak, J. G. Vilhena, Y. Liu, S. Freund, Z. Liu, X. Feng, K. Müllen, Th. Glatzel, A. Narita, and E. Meyer Commun. Mater., 1, (2020), 8, pdf. |
2019
| Conformations and cryo-force spectroscopy of spray-deposited single-strand DNA on gold R. Pawlak, J.G. Vilhena, A. Hinaut, T. Meier, Thilo Glatzel, A. Baratoff, E. Gnecco, R. Pérez, E. Meyer Nat. Comm., (10), (2019), 685, pdf. |
| Altering the Properties of Graphene on Cu(111) by Intercalation of Potassium Bromide M. Schulzendorf, A. Hinaut, M. Kisiel, R. Jöhr, R. Pawlak, P. Restuccia, E. Meyer, M. Clelia Righi, Th. Glatzel ACS Nano, 13, (2019), 5485-5492, pdf. |
| Majorana Fermions in Magnetic Chains R. Pawlak, S. Hoffmann, J. Klinovaja, D. Loss, E. Meyer Prog. Part. and Nucl. Phys., (107), (2019), 1-19, pdf. |
| Stretching DNA using cryo-force spectroscopy R. Pawlak, J.G. Vilhena, T. Glatzel, E. Meyer Imaging & Microscopy, 2, (2019), 32-34, pdf. |
| Controlled switching of a single CuPc molecule on Cu(111) at low temperature S. Fremy-Koch, A. Sadeghi, R. Pawlak, S. Kawai, A. Baratoff, S. Goedecker, E. Meyer, and Th. Glatzel Phys. Rev. B, 100, (2019), 155427, pdf. |
| Quantitative determination of atomic buckling of silicene by atomic force microscopy R. Pawlak, C. Drechsel, P. D Astolfo, M. Kisiel, E. Meyer, J. I. Cerda PNAS, 117, (2019), 228-237, pdf. |
2018
| Electrospray deposition of structurally complex molecules revealed by atomic force microscopy A.Hinaut, T. Meier, R. Pawlak, S. Feund, R. Jöhr, S. Kawai, T. Glatzel, S. Decurtins, K. Müllen, A. Narita, S.-X. Liu, E. Meyer Nanoscale, 10, (3), (2018), 1337-1344, pdf. |
| Stick-Slip Motion of ssDNA over Graphene J.G. Vilhena, E. Gnecco, R. Pawlak, F. Moreno-Herrero, E. Meyer, Ruben Perez Journal of Physical Chemistry B, (doi:10.1038/s41467-0), (2018), 840-846, pdf. |
| Multiple heteroatom substitution to graphene nanoribbon S. Kawai, S. Nakatsuka, T. Hatakeyama, R. Pawlak, T. Meier, J. Tracey, E. Meyer, A.S. Foster Science advances, 4, (2018), 7181, pdf. |
| Recent highlights in nanoscale and mesoscale friction A. Vanossi,D. Dietzel, A. Schirmeisen,E. Meyer, R. Pawlak,Th. Glatzel, M. Kisiel, S. Kawai, N. Manini N. Beilstein J. Nanotechnol., 9, (2018), 1995-2014, pdf. |
| Diacetylene Linked Anthracene Oligomers Synthesized by One-Shot Homocoupling of Trimethylsilyl on Cu(111) S. Kawai, O. Krejci, A. S. Foster, R. Pawlak, F. Xu, L. Peng, A. Orita and E. Meyer ACS Nano, (2018), pdf. |
| Transoid-to-Cisoid Conformation Changes of Single Molecules on Surfaces Triggered by Metal Coordination S. Freund, R. Pawlak, L. Moser, A. Hinaut, R. Steiner, N. Marinakis, E. C. Constable, E. Meyer, C.E. Housecroft, Th. Glatzel ACS Omega, 3, (10), (2018), 12851-12856, pdf. |
2017
| Single-molecule manipulation experiments to explore friction and adhesion R. Pawlak, S. Kawai, T. Meier, Th. Glatzel, A. Baratoff, E. Meyer J. Phys. D : App. Phys., (50), (2017), 113003 , pdf. |
| Hydroxyl-Induced Partial Charge States of Single Porphyrins on Titania Rutile R. Pawlak, A. Sadeghi, R. Jöhr, A. Hinaut, T. Meier, S. Kawai, L. Zajac, P. Olszowski, S. Godlewski, B. Such, Th. Glatzel, S. Goedecker, M. Szymonski, E. Meyer J. Phys. Chem. C, (121), (2017), 3607-3614, pdf. |
| Atomic scale friction phenomena E. Gnecco, R. Pawlak, M. Kisiel, T. Glatzel and E. Meyer "Handbook of Nanotechnology", (Springer), (2017), 519-548, pdf. |
| Thermally induced anchoring of a zinc-carboxyphenylporphyrin on rutile TiO2 (110) R. Jôhr, A. Hinaut, R. Pawlak, L. Zajac, P. Olszowski, B. Such, Th. Glatzel, J. Zhang, M. Muntwiler, J. J. Bergkamp, L.-M. Mateo, S. Decurtins, S.-X. Liu, and E. Meyer The Journal of Chemical Physics, 146, (18), (2017), 184704, pdf. |
| Donor-Acceptor Properties of a Single-Molecule Altered by On-Surface Complex Formation T. Meier, R. Pawlak, S. Kawai, Y. Geng, X. Liu, S. Decurtins, P. Hapala, A. Baratoff, S.-X. Liu, P. Jelinek, E. Meyer and Th. Glatzel ACS Nano, 11, (2017), 8413â8420, pdf. |
| Design and Characterization of an Electrically Powered Single Molecule on Gold R. Pawlak , T. Meier, N. Renaud, M. Kisiel, A. Hinaut, T. Glatzel, D. Sordes, C. Durand, W.-H. Soe, A. Baratoff, C. Joachim, C. E. Housecroft, E. C. Constable , Ernst Meyer ACS Nano, (11), (2017), 9930-9940, pdf. |
| Fast and Curious R. Pawlak, T. Meier Nat. Nanotechnol., (12 ), (2017), 712-712, pdf. |
| Direct quantitative measurement of the C=O...H-C bond by atomic force microscopy S. Kawai, T. Nishiuchi, T. Kodama, P. Spijker, R. Pawlak, T. Meier, J. Tracey, T. Kubo, E. Meyer, A. S. Foster Science Advance, 3 , (2017), pdf. |
| Atomic Scale Friction Phenomena E. Gnecco, R. Pawlak, M. Kisiel, T. Glatzel, E. Meyer In: Bhushan B. (eds) Nanotribology and Nanomechanics. Spring, (2017), 519-548, pdf. |
| Ordering of Zn-centered porphyrin and phthalocyanine on TiO2 (011): STM studies P. Olszowski, L. Zajac, S. Godlewski, B. Such, R. Pawlak, A. Hinaut, R. Johr, T. Glatzel, E. Meyer, M. Szymonski Beilstein J. of Nanotechnol., 8, (2017), 99, pdf. |
| Precise engineering of quantum dot array coupling through their barrier widths I. Piquero-Zulaica, J. Lobo-Checa, A. Sadeghi, Z. M. Abd El-Fattah, C. Mitsui, T. Okamoto, R. Pawlak, T. Meier, A. Arnau, J. Enrique Ortega, J. Takeya, S. Goedecker, E. Meyer, S. Kawai Nature Comm., 8, (2017), 787, pdf. |
| Competing Annulene and Radialene Structures in a Single Anti-Aromatic Molecule Studied by High-Resolution Atomic Force Microscopy S. Kawai , K. Takahashi, S. Ito, R. Pawlak, T. Meier, P. Spijker, F. F. Canova, J. Tracey, K. Nozaki, A. S. Foster, E. Meyer ACS Nano, 11, (2017), 8122â8130, pdf. |
2016
| Probing Atomic Structure and Majorana Wavefunctions in Mono-Atomic Fe-chains on Superconducting Pb-Surface R. Pawlak, M. Kisiel, J. Klinovaja, T. Meier, S. Kawai, Th. Glatzel, D. Loss, E. Meyer npj Quantum Info, 2, (2016), 16035, pdf. |
| Water interaction with hydrogenated and oxidized detonation nanodiamonds â Microscopic and spectroscopic analyses S. Stehlik, Th. Glatzel, V. Pichot, R. Pawlak, E. Meyer, D. Spitzer, and B. Rezek Diamond and Related Materials, 63, (2016), 97-102, pdf. |
| Single Molecule Tribology: Force Microscopy Manipulation of a Porphyrin Derivative on a Copper Surface R. Pawlak, W. Ouyang, A. E. Filippov, L. Kalikhman-Razvozov, S. Kawai, T. Glatzel, E. Gnecco, A. Baratoff , Q.-S. Zheng, O. Hod, M. Urbakh, E. Meyer ACS Nano, 10, (2016), 713-722, pdf. |
| Superlubricity of graphene nanoribbons on gold surfaces S. Kawai, A. Benassi, E. Gnecco, H. Söde, R. Pawlak, X. Feng, K. Müllen, D. Passerone, C. A. Pignedoli, P. Ruffieux, R. Fasel, E. Meyer Science, 351, (6276), (2016), 957, pdf. |
| Self-assembling of Zn porphyrins on a (110) face of rutile ce{TiO2} - The anchoring role of carboxyl groups L. Zajac, P. Olszowski, S. Godlewski, L. Bodek, B. Such, R. Jöhr, R. Pawlak, A. Hinaut, Th. Glatzel, E. Meyer, and M. Szymonski Applied Surface Science, 379, (2016), 277-281 , pdf. |
| Morphology Change of C60 Islands on Organic Crystals Observed by Atomic Force Microscopy S. Freund, A. Hinaut, R. Pawlak, S.-X. Liu, S. Decurtins, E. Meyer and Th. Glatzel ACS Nano, 10, (6), (2016), 5782â5788, pdf. |
| Chemical Structures of Organometallic Intermediate and Carbon-carbon Bonds in on-surface Chemical Reaction. S. Kawai, and A. Sadeghi, and T. Okamoto, and C. Mitsui, and R. Pawlak, and T. Meier, and J. Takeya, and S. Goedecker, and E. Meyer. Small, (2016), pdf. |
2015
R. Pawlak, S. Kawai, Th. Glatzel, and E. Meyer Edited by Springer Japan, vol. 3, (Chap. 11), (2015), 195-222, pdf. |
| Chain-like structure elements in Ni40Ta60 metallic glasses observed by scanning tunneling microscopy R. Pawlak, L. Marot, A. Sadeghi, S. Kawai, Th. Glatzel, P. Reimann, S. Goedecker, H.-J. Güntherodt, E. Meyer Sci. Rep., 5, (2015), 13143, pdf. |
| Characterization of individual molecular adsorption geometries by atomic force microscopy: Cu-TCPP on rutile TiO2 (110) R. Jöhr, A. Hinaut, R. Pawlak, A. Sadeghi, S. Saha, S. Goedecker, B. Such, M. Szymonski, E. Meyer, and Th. Glatzel Journal of Chemical Physics, 143, (9), (2015), 094202, pdf. |
| Electrospray deposition of organic molecules on bulk insulator surfaces A. Hinaut, R. Pawlak, E. Meyer and Th. Glatzel Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology, 6, (2015), 1927â1934, pdf. |
| Noncontact Atomic Force Microscope Dissipation Reveals a Central Peak of SrTiO3 Structural Phase Transition M. Kisiel, F. Pellegrini, G. E. Santoro, M. Samadashvili, R. Pawlak, A. Benassi, U. Gysin, R. Buzio, A. Gerbi, E. Meyer, & E. Tosatti Phys. Rev. Lett., 115, (2015), 046101, pdf. |
| Ordered heteromolecular overlayers formed by metal phthalocyanines and porphyrines on rutile titanium dioxide surface studied at room temperature L. Zajac, P. Olszowski, S. Godlewski, B. Such, R. Jöhr, R. Pawlak, A. Hinaut, Th. Glatzel, E. Meyer and M. Szymonski The Journal of Chemical Physics C, 143, (2015), 224702 , pdf. |
2014
| Correction to Obtaining Detailed Structural Information about Supramolecular Systems on Surfaces by Combining High-Resolution Force Microscopy with ab Initio Calculations S. Kawai, A. Sadeghi, F. Xu, L. Peng, R. Pawlak, T. Glatzel, A. Willand, A. Orita, J. Otera, S. Goedecker, and E. Meyer ACS Nano, 8, (3), (2014), 3099, pdf. |
| Combined Photoemission Spectroscopy and Scanning Tunneling Microscopy Study of the Sequential Dehydrogenation of Hexahydroxytriphenylene on Ag(111) L. Giovanelli , O. Ourdjini, M. Abel, R. Pawlak, J. Fujii, L. Porte, J.-M. Themlin, S. Clair J. Phys. Chem. C, 118, (2014), 14899, pdf. |
| Quantifying the atomic-level mechanics of single long physisorbed molecular chains S. Kawai, M. Koch, E. Gnecco, A. Sadeghi, R. Pawlak, Th. Glatzel, J. Schwarz, S. Goedecker, S. Hecht, A. Baratoff, L. Grill, and E. Meyer Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 111, (11), (2014), 3968â3972, pdf. |
| Giant frictional dissipation peaks and charge-density-wave slips at the NbSe2 surface M. Langer, M. Kisiel, R. Pawlak, F. Pelligrini, G. E. Santoro, R. Buzio, A. Gerbi, G. Balakrishnan, A. Baratoff, E. Tosatti, E. Meyer Nature Materials, 13, (2014), 173-177, pdf. |
2013
| Local Detection of Nitrogen-Vacancy Centers in a Nanodiamond Monolayer R. Pawlak, Th. Glatzel, V. Pichot, L. Schmidlin, S. Kawai,S. Fremy, D. Spitzer, E. Meyer Nano Lett., 13, (2013), 5803-5807, pdf. |
| Hydrogen plasma microlithography of graphene supported on a Si/SiO2 substrate B. Eren, Th. Glatzel, M. Kisiel, W. Fu, R. Pawlak, U. Gysin, C. Nef, L. Marot, M. Calame, Ch. Schönenberger, E. Meyer Appl. Phys. Lett., 102, (2013), 071602, pdf. |
| Obtaining Detailed Structural Information about Supramolecular Systems on Surfaces by Combining High-Resolution Force Microscopy with ab initio Calculations S. Kawai, A. Sadeghi, X. Feng, P. Lifen, R. Pawlak, T. Glatzel, A. Willand, A. Orita, J. Otera, S. Goedecker, and E. Meyer ACS Nano, 7, (10), (2013), 9098, pdf. |
2012
| Pure hydrogen low-temperature plasma exposure of HOPG and graphene: Graphane formation? B. Eren, D. Hug, L. Marot, R. Pawlak, M. Kisiel, R. Steiner, D. M. Zumbühl, E. Meyer Beilstein J. Nanotech., 3, (2012), 852â9, pdf. |
| Two-dimensional nanodiamond monolayers deposited by combined ultracentrifugation and electrophoresis techniques L. Schmidlin, V. Pichot, S. Josset, R. Pawlak, T. Glatzel, S. Kawai, E. Meyer, and D. Spitzer Appl. Phys. Lett., 101, (2012), 253111, pdf. |
| Directed rotations of single porphyrin molecules controlled by localized force spectroscopy R. Pawlak, S. Fremy, S. Kawai, T. Glatzel, H. Fang, L.-A. Fendt, F. Diederich, and E. Meyer ACS Nano, 6, (2012), 6318â6324, pdf. |
| Inhomogeneous Relaxation of a Molecular Layer on an Insulator due to Compressive Stress F. Bocquet, L. Nony, S. C. B. Mannsfeld, V. Oison, R. Pawlak, L. Porte and Ch. Loppacher Phys. Rev. Lett., 108, (20), (2012), 206103, pdf. |
| Self-organised growth of molecular arrays at surfaces. L. Porte, M. Abel, P. Amsalem, F. Bocquet, F.C. Bocquet, V. Chevallier, S. Clair, G. Delafosse, S. Desbief, V. Gadenne, L. Giovanelli, M. Koudia, Y. Ksari, C. Loppacher, A. Merlen, L. Nony, O. Ourdjini, L. Patrone, R. Pawlak, J. Romann, JâC. Valmalette, JâM. Themlin Int. J. Nanotechnol., 9, (2012), 325, pdf. |
| High-resolution imaging of C60 molecules using tuning-fork-based non-contact atomic force microscopy R. Pawlak, S. Kawai, S. Fremy, T. Glatzel and E. Meyer J. Phys.: Cond. Matter, (24), (2012), 084005, pdf. |
| Three-dimensional dynamic force spectroscopy measurements on KBr(001): atomic deformations at small tip-sample separations S. Fremy, S. Kawai, R. Pawlak, Th. Glatzel, A. Baratoff and E. Meyer Nanotechnology, 23, (2012), 055401, pdf. |
2011
| Substrate-mediated ordering and defect analysis of a surface covalent organic framework. O. Ourdjini, R. Pawlak, M. Abel, S. Clair, L. Chen, N. Bergeon, M. Sassi, V. Oison, J.-M. Debierre, R. Coratger and L. Porte. Phys. Rev. B, 84, (2011), 125421, pdf. |
| Atomic-scale mechanical properties of orientated C60 molecules revealed by noncontact atomic force microscopy R. Pawlak, S. Kawai, S. Fremy, T. Glatzel and E. Meyer ACS Nano, 5, (8), (2011), :6349-54, pdf. |
| Systematic measurement of pentacene assembled on Cu(111) by bimodal dynamic force microscopy at room temperature S. Kawai, R. Pawlak, Th. Glatzel, and E. Meyer Phys. Rev. B, 84, (8), (2011), 085429, pdf. |
2010
| Supramolecular Assemblies of 1,4-Benzene Diboronic Acid on KCl(001) R. Pawlak, L. Nony, F. Bocquet, V. Oison, M. Sassi, J.-M. Debierre, Ch. Loppacher and L. Porte J. Phys. Chem. C, 114, (20), (2010), 9290â9295, pdf. |
2009
| Synthesis of an ordered covalent monolayer network onto a surface N. A. A. Zwaneveld, R. Pawlak, M. Abel, D. Catalin, D. Gigmes, D. Bertin, L. Porte International Patent Application No.PCT/IB2008/002342, (2009), pdf. |
| Robust Supramolecular Network on Ag(111): Hydrogen-Bond Enhancement through Partial Alcohol Dehydrogenation R. Pawlak, S. Clair, V. Oison, M. Abel, O. Ourdjini, N. A. A. Zwaneveld, D. Gigmes, D. Bertin, L. Nony, L. Porte ChemPhysChem, 10, (7), (2009), 1032-1035, pdf. |
2008
| Organized Formation of 2D Extended Covalent Organic Frameworks at Surfaces N. A. A. Zwaneveld, R. Pawlak, M. Abel, D. Catalin, D. Gigmes, D. Bertin, L. Porte J. AM. CHEM. SOC., 130, (21), (2008), 6678-6679, pdf. |