Publications@INT

2024

Selective Recognition of Aromatic Amino Acids by a Molecular Cleft in Water
Keller, J. F.; Valášek, M.; Mayor, M.
2024. Helvetica Chimica Acta, 107 (2), Art.-Nr.: e202300221. doi:10.1002/hlca.202300221
Influence of Peripheral Alkyl Groups on Junction Configurations in Single-Molecule Electronics
Ornago, L.; Zwick, P.; Poel, S. van der; Brandl, T.; El Abbassi, M.; Perrin, M. L.; Dulić, D.; van der Zant, H. S. J.; Mayor, M.
2024. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 128 (3), 1413–1422. doi:10.1021/acs.jpcc.3c06970
Thermal control over phosphorescence or thermally activated delayed fluorescence in a metal–organic framework
Sun, H.; Zhang, Q.; Meng, L.; Wang, Z.; Fan, Y.; Mayor, M.; Pan, M.; Su, C.-Y.
2024. Chemical Science, 15, 8905–8912. doi:10.1039/D4SC02030H

2023

Opto‐Electrochemical Synaptic Memory in Supramolecularly Engineered Janus 2D MoS
Wang, Y.; Han, B.; Mayor, M.; Samorì, P.
2023. Advanced Materials, Art.-Nr.: 2307359. doi:10.1002/adma.202307359
Hot luminescence from single-molecule chromophores electrically and mechanically self-decoupled by tripodal scaffolds
Rai, V.; Balzer, N.; Derenbach, G.; Holzer, C.; Mayor, M.; Wulfhekel, W.; Gerhard, L.; Valášek, M.
2023. Nature Communications, 14 (1), Art.-Nr.: 8253. doi:10.1038/s41467-023-43948-y
Direct electrification of silicon microfluidics for electric field applications
Monserrat Lopez, D.; Rottmann, P.; Puebla-Hellmann, G.; Drechsler, U.; Mayor, M.; Panke, S.; Fussenegger, M.; Lörtscher, E.
2023. Microsystems & Nanoengineering, 9 (1), 81. doi:10.1038/s41378-023-00552-w
An organic cage controlling the dimension and stability of gold nanoparticles
Peters, E. H.; Mayor, M.
2023. Chemical Communications, 59 (33), 4895–4898. doi:10.1039/D3CC00277B
A Cross‐Shaped Monomer as Building Block for Molecular Textiles
Kroonen, C. C. E.; D’Addio, A.; Prescimone, A.; Fuhr, O.; Fenske, D.; Mayor, M.
2023. Helvetica Chimica Acta, 106 (4), e202200204. doi:10.1002/hlca.202200204
Activating Electroluminescence of Charged Naphthalene Diimide Complexes Directly Adsorbed on a Metal Substrate
Rai, V.; Gerhard, L.; Balzer, N.; Valášek, M.; Holzer, C.; Yang, L.; Wegener, M.; Rockstuhl, C.; Mayor, M.; Wulfhekel, W.
2023. Physical Review Letters, 130, Art.-Nr.: 036201. doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.130.036201

2022

Intense Molar Circular Dichroism in Fully Conjugated All‐Carbon Macrocyclic 1,3‐Butadiyne Linked pseudo‐ meta [2.2]Paracyclophanes [Cover Profile ; Editorial Material]
Sidler, E.; Zwick, P.; Kress, C.; Reznikova, K.; Fuhr, O.; Fenske, D.; Mayor, M.
2022. Chemistry – A European Journal, 28 (53), e202202706. doi:10.1002/chem.202202706
2,5-Diaryl 6-hydroxyphenalenones for Single-Molecule Junctions
Vogel, D.; Ornago, L.; Wegeberg, C.; Prescimone, A.; van, H. Z.; Mayor, M.
2022. Organic Materials, 4 (03), 102–126. doi:10.1055/a-1926-6340
Development of Rotaxanes as E-Field-Sensitive Superstructures in Plasmonic Nano-Antennas
Jucker, L.; Ochs, M.; Kullock, R.; Aeschi, Y.; Hecht, B.; Mayor, M.
2022. Organic Materials, 4 (03), 127–136. doi:10.1055/a-1927-8947
Scalable, Nanometer‐Accurate Fabrication of All‐Dielectric Metasurfaces with Narrow Resonances Tunable from Near Infrared to Visible Wavelengths
Prone, G.; Drechsler, U.; Mayr, C.; Semenova, O.; Thanner, C.; Olziersky, A.; Eibelhuber, M.; Mayor, M.; Lörtscher, E.
2022. Advanced Photonics Research, 3 (9), 2200014. doi:10.1002/adpr.202200014
Magnetic-Field Universality of the Kondo Effect Revealed by Thermocurrent Spectroscopy
Hsu, C.; Costi, T. A.; Vogel, D.; Wegeberg, C.; Mayor, M.; Van Der Zant, H. S. J.; Gehring, P.
2022. Physical Review Letters, 128 (14), 147701. doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.128.147701
Mechanical conductance tunability of a porphyrin–cyclophane single-molecule junction
Schosser, W. M.; Hsu, C.; Zwick, P.; Beltako, K.; Dulić, D.; Mayor, M.; Zant, H. S. J. van der; Pauly, F.
2022. Nanoscale, 14 (3), 984–992. doi:10.1039/d1nr06484c

2021

Author Correction: In-situ formation of one-dimensional coordination polymers in molecular junctions
Vladyka, A.; Perrin, M. L.; Overbeck, J.; Ferradás, R. R.; García-Suárez, V.; Gantenbein, M.; Brunner, J.; Mayor, M.; Ferrer, J.; Calame, M.
2021. Nature Communications, 12 (1), Art.Nr.: 4072. doi:10.1038/s41467-021-24204-7
Controlling the Entropy of a Single-Molecule Junction
Pyurbeeva, E.; Hsu, C.; Vogel, D.; Wegeberg, C.; Mayor, M.; Zant, H. van der; Mol, J. A.; Gehring, P.
2021. Nano letters, 21 (22), 9715–9719. doi:10.1021/acs.nanolett.1c03591
Porphyrins as building blocks for single-molecule devices
Zwick, P.; Dulić, D.; Zant, H. S. J. van der; Mayor, M.
2021. Nanoscale, 13 (37), 15500–15525. doi:10.1039/d1nr04523g
An Ortho-Tetraphenylene-Based “Geländer” Architecture Consisting Exclusively of 52 sp-Hybridized C Atoms
Dekkiche, H.; Malinčik, J.; Prescimone, A.; Häussinger, D.; Mayor, M.
2021. Chemistry - A European Journal, 27 (52), 13258–13267. doi:10.1002/chem.202101968
Substitution Pattern Controlled Quantum Interference in [2.2]Paracyclophane-Based Single-Molecule Junctions
Reznikova, K.; Hsu, C.; Schosser, W. M.; Gallego, A.; Beltako, K.; Pauly, F.; Van Der Zant, H. S. J.; Mayor, M.
2021. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 143 (34), 13944–13951. doi:10.1021/jacs.1c06966
Monofunctionalized Gold Nanoparticles: Fabrication and Applications
Peters, E. H.; Mayor, M.
2021. Chimia, 75 (5), 414–426. doi:10.2533/chimia.2021.414
Induced axial chirality by a tight belt: naphthalene chromophores fixed in a 2,5-substituted cofacial para-phenylene-ethynylene framework
Sidler, E.; Malinčík, J.; Prescimone, A.; Mayor, M.
2021. Journal of materials chemistry / C, 9 (45), 16199–16207. doi:10.1039/d1tc02180j
Synthesis and Surface Behaviour of NDI Chromophores Mounted on a Tripodal Scaffold: Towards Self-Decoupled Chromophores for Single-Molecule Electroluminescence
Balzer, N.; Lukášek, J.; Valášek, M.; Rai, V.; Sun, Q.; Gerhard, L.; Wulfhekel, W.; Mayor, M.
2021. Chemistry - A European Journal, 27 (47), 12144–12155. doi:10.1002/chem.202101264
Monitoring Solid-Phase Reactions in Self-Assembled Monolayers by Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy
Scherrer, D.; Vogel, D.; Drechsler, U.; Olziersky, A.; Sparr, C.; Mayor, M.; Lörtscher, E.
2021. Angewandte Chemie - International Edition, 60 (33), 17981–17988. doi:10.1002/anie.202102319
Aqueous assembly of a (pseudo)rotaxane with a donor–π–acceptor axis formed by a Knoevenagel condensation
Jucker, L.; Aeschi, Y.; Mayor, M.
2021. Organic chemistry frontiers, 8 (16), 4399–4407. doi:10.1039/d1qo00643f
Degradable Fluorene- And Carbazole-Based Copolymers for Selective Extraction of Semiconducting Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes
Xu, L.; Valášek, M.; Hennrich, F.; Fischer, R.; Kappes, M. M.; Mayor, M.
2021. Macromolecules, 54 (9), 4363–4374. doi:10.1021/acs.macromol.1c00465
Enantiomeric Separation of Semiconducting Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes by Acid Cleavable Chiral Polyfluorene
Xu, L.; Valášek, M.; Hennrich, F.; Sedghamiz, E.; Penaloza-Amion, M.; Häussinger, D.; Wenzel, W.; Kappes, M. M.; Mayor, M.
2021. ACS Nano, 15 (3), 4699–4709. doi:10.1021/acsnano.0c09235
Sulfone "geländer" Helices: Revealing Unexpected Parameters Controlling the Enantiomerization Process
Mannancherry, R.; Šolomek, T.; Cavalli, D.; Malinčík, J.; Häussinger, D.; Prescimone, A.; Mayor, M.
2021. Journal of Organic Chemistry, 86 (8), 5431–5442. doi:10.1021/acs.joc.0c03016
Addressing a lattice of rotatable molecular dipoles with the electric field of an STM tip
Frauhammer, T.; Gerhard, L.; Edelmann, K.; Lindner, M.; Valášek, M.; Mayor, M.; Wulfhekel, W.
2021. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 23 (8), 4874–4881. doi:10.1039/d0cp06146h
Bicyclic Phenyl–Ethynyl Architectures: Synthesis of a 1,4-Bis(phenylbuta-1,3-diyn-1-yl) Benzene Banister
Bannwart, L. M.; Müntener, T.; Rickhaus, M.; Jundt, L.; Häussinger, D.; Mayor, M.
2021. Chemistry - A European Journal, 27 (20), 6295–6307. doi:10.1002/chem.202005207

2020

Iron in a Cage: Fixation of a Fe(II)tpy Complex by Fourfold Interlinking
Brandl, T.; Johannsen, S.; Häussinger, D.; Suryadevara, N.; Prescimone, A.; Bernhard, S.; Gruber, M.; Ruben, M.; Berndt, R.; Mayor, M.
2020. Angewandte Chemie, 132 (37), 16081–16086. doi:10.1002/ANGE.202006340
Electron–Phonon Coupling in Current-Driven Single-Molecule Junctions
Bi, H.; Palma, C.-A.; Gong, Y.; Stallhofer, K.; Nuber, M.; Jing, C.; Meggendorfer, F.; Wen, S.; Yam, C.; Kienberger, R.; Elbing, M.; Mayor, M.; Iglev, H.; Barth, J. V.; Reichert, J.
2020. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 142 (7), 3384–3391. doi:10.1021/jacs.9b07757
Matter-wave interference and deflection of tripeptides decorated with fluorinated alkyl chains
Schätti, J.; Köhler, V.; Mayor, M.; Fein, Y. Y.; Geyer, P.; Mairhofer, L.; Gerlich, S.; Arndt, M.
2020. Journal of mass spectrometry, 55 (6), Article No.e4514. doi:10.1002/jms.4514
Chirality Sensing of Terpenes, Steroids, Amino Acids, Peptides and Drugs with Acyclic Cucurbit[n]urils and Molecular Tweezers
Prabodh, A.; Bauer, D.; Kubik, S.; Rebmann, P.; Klärner, F.-G.; Schrader, T.; Delarue Bizzini, L.; Mayor, M.; Biedermann, F.
2020. Chemical communications, 56, 4652–4655. doi:10.1039/D0CC00707B

2019

In-situ formation of one-dimensional coordination polymers in molecular junctions
Vladyka, A.; Perrin, M. L.; Overbeck, J.; Ferradás, R. R.; García-Suárez, V.; Gantenbein, M.; Brunner, J.; Mayor, M.; Ferrer, J.; Calame, M.
2019. Nature Communications, 10 (1), Article no 262. doi:10.1038/s41467-018-08025-9
Probabilistic mapping of single molecule junction configurations as a tool to achieve the desired geometry of asymmetric tripodal molecules
Kolivoška, V.; Šebera, J.; Sebechlebská, T.; Lindner, M.; Gasior, J.; Mészáros, G.; Mayor, M.; Valášek, M.; Hromadová, M.
2019. Chemical communications, 55 (23), 3351–3354. doi:10.1039/c8cc09681c
2-(3-Cyanopropyldimethylsilyl)ethyl as a Polar Sulfur Protecting Group
Bannwart, L. M.; Rieder, P. S.; Mayor, M.
2019. Synthesis, 51 (22), 4153–4164. doi:10.1055/s-0039-1690184
Neutralization of insulin by photocleavage under high vacuum
Schätti, J.; Kriegleder, M.; Debiossac, M.; Kerschbaum, M.; Geyer, P.; Mayor, M.; Arndt, M.; Köhler, V.
2019. Chemical communications, 55 (83), 12507–12510. doi:10.1039/c9cc05712a
Quantum superposition of molecules beyond 25 kDa
Fein, Y. Y.; Geyer, P.; Zwick, P.; Kiałka, F.; Pedalino, S.; Mayor, M.; Gerlich, S.; Arndt, M.
2019. Nature physics, 15 (12), 1242–1245. doi:10.1038/s41567-019-0663-9
Tuning the contact conductance of anchoring groups in single molecule junctions by molecular design
Šebera, J.; Lindner, M.; Gasior, J.; Mészáros, G.; Fuhr, O.; Mayor, M.; Valášek, M.; Kolivoška, V.; Hromadová, M.
2019. Nanoscale, 11 (27), 12959–12964. doi:10.1039/c9nr04071d
Photomodulation of Two-Dimensional Self-Assembly of Azobenzene-Hexa- peri-hexabenzocoronene-Azobenzene Triads
Hou, I. C.-Y.; Diez-Cabanes, V.; Galanti, A.; Valášek, M.; Mayor, M.; Cornil, J.; Narita, A.; Samorì, P.; Müllen, K.
2019. Chemistry of materials, 31 (17), 6979–6985. doi:10.1021/acs.chemmater.9b01535
Enhanced Separation Concept (ESC): Removing the Functional Subunit from the Electrode by Molecular Design
Brandl, T.; El Abbassi, M.; Stefani, D.; Frisenda, R.; Harzmann, G. D.; Van der Zant, H. S. J.; Mayor, M.
2019. European journal of organic chemistry, (31/32), SI. doi:10.1002/ejoc.201900432
A New Class of Rigid Multi(azobenzene) Switches Featuring Electronic Decoupling: Unravelling the Isomerization in Individual Photochromes
Galanti, A.; Santoro, J.; Mannancherry, R.; Duez, Q.; Diez-Cabanes, V.; Valášek, M.; De Winter, J.; Cornil, J.; Gerbaux, P.; Mayor, M.; Samorì, P.
2019. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 141 (23), 9273–9283. doi:10.1021/jacs.9b02544
Six state molecular revolver mounted on a rigid platform
Homberg, J.; Lindner, M.; Gerhard, L.; Edelmann, K.; Frauhammer, T.; Nahas, Y.; Valášek, M.; Mayor, M.; Wulfhekel, W.
2019. Nanoscale, 11 (18), 9015–9022. doi:10.1039/c9nr00259f
Fragmentation and Distortion of Terpyridine-Based Spin-Crossover Complexes on Au(111)
Knaak, T.; González, C.; Dappe, Y. J.; Harzmann, G. D.; Brandl, T.; Mayor, M.; Berndt, R.; Gruber, M.
2019. The journal of physical chemistry <Washington, DC> / C, 123 (7), 4178–4185. doi:10.1021/acs.jpcc.8b11242

2018

Electronic Decoupling in C-Symmetrical Light-Responsive Tris(Azobenzene) Scaffolds: Self-Assembly and Multiphotochromism
Galanti, A.; Diez-Cabanes, V.; Santoro, J.; Valášek, M.; Minoia, A.; Mayor, M.; Cornil, J.; Samorì, P.
2018. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 140 (47), 16062–16070. doi:10.1021/jacs.8b06324
Series of Photoswitchable Azobenzene-Containing Metal–Organic Frameworks with Variable Adsorption Switching Effect
Wang, Z.; Müller, K.; Valášek, M.; Grosjean, S.; Bräse, S.; Wöll, C.; Mayor, M.; Heinke, L.
2018. The journal of physical chemistry <Washington, DC> / C, 122 (33), 19044–19050. doi:10.1021/acs.jpcc.8b05843
Isotope-selective high-order interferometry with large organic molecules in free fall
Rodewald, J.; Dörre, N.; Grimaldi, A.; Geyer, P.; Felix, L.; Mayor, M.; Shayeghi, A.; Arndt, M.
2018. New journal of physics, 20 (3), Art.Nr.: 033016. doi:10.1088/1367-2630/aaade2
Pushing the mass limit for intact launch and photoionization of large neutral biopolymers
Schätti, J.; Rieser, P.; Sezer, U.; Richter, G.; Geyer, P.; Rondina, G. G.; Häussinger, D.; Mayor, M.; Shayeghi, A.; Köhler, V.; Arndt, M.
2018. Communications chemistry, 1 (1), 93. doi:10.1038/s42004-018-0095-y
Metallic nanoparticle contacts for high-yield, ambient-stable molecular-monolayer devices
Puebla-Hellmann, G.; Venkatesan, K.; Mayor, M.; Lörtscher, E.
2018. Nature <London>, 559 (7713), 232–235. doi:10.1038/s41586-018-0275-z
Voltage-Driven Conformational Switching with Distinct Raman Signature in a Single-Molecule Junction
Bi, H.; Palma, C. A.; Gong, Y.; Hasch, P.; Elbing, M.; Mayor, M.; Reichert, J.; Barth, J. V.
2018. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 140 (14), 4835–4840. doi:10.1021/jacs.7b12818

2017

Investigation of the geometrical arrangement and single molecule charge transport in self-assembled monolayers of molecular towers based on tetraphenylmethane tripod
Sebechlebská, T.; Šebera, J.; Kolivoška, V.; Lindner, M.; Gasior, J.; Mészáros, G.; Valášek, M.; Mayor, M.; Hromadová, M.
2017. Electrochimica acta, 258, 1191–1200. doi:10.1016/j.electacta.2017.11.174
Adatom Coadsorption with Three-Dimensional Cyclophanes on Ag(111)
Scheil, K.; Lorente, N.; Bocquet, M.-L.; Hess, P. C.; Mayor, M.; Berndt, R.
2017. The journal of physical chemistry <Washington, DC> / C, 121 (45), 25303–25308. doi:10.1021/acs.jpcc.7b08953
Tailoring the volatility and stability of oligopeptides
Schätti, J.; Sezer, U.; Pedalino, S.; Cotter, J. P.; Arndt, M.; Mayor, M.; Köhler, V.
2017. Journal of mass spectrometry, 52 (8), 550–556. doi:10.1002/jms.3959
Size Matters: Influence of Gold-to-Ligand Ratio and Sulfur-Sulfur Distance of Linear Thioether Heptamers on the Size of Gold Nanoparticles
Lehmann, M.; Peters, E. H.; Mayor, M.
2017. Helvetica chimica acta, 100 (4), Art. Nr.: e1600395. doi:10.1002/hlca.201600395
An electrically actuated molecular toggle switch
Gerhard, L.; Edelmann, K.; Homberg, J.; Valášek, M.; Bahoosh, S. G.; Lukas, M.; Pauly, F.; Mayor, M.; Wulfhekel, W.
2017. Nature Communications, 8, 14672. doi:10.1038/ncomms14672

2016

Promoted Exchange Reaction between Alkanethiolate Self-Assembled Monolayers and an Azide-Bearing Substituent
Yan, R.; Le Pleux, L.; Mayor, M.; Zharnikov, M.
2016. The journal of physical chemistry <Washington, DC> / C, 120 (45), 25967–25976. doi:10.1021/acs.jpcc.6b09565
Identification of the current path for a conductive molecular wire on a tripodal platform
Karimi, M. A.; Bahoosh, S. G.; Valášek, M.; Bürkle, M.; Mayor, M.; Paulya, F.; Scheer, E.
2016. Nanoscale, 8 (20), 10582–10590. doi:10.1039/C5NR08708B
Linear Tetraphenylmethane-Based Thioether Oligomers Stabilising an Entire Gold Nanoparticle by Enwrapping
Lehmann, M.; Peters, E. H.; Mayor, M.
2016. Chemistry - A European Journal, 22 (7), 2261–2265. doi:10.1002/chem.201504575

2015

Single-molecule spin switch based on voltage-triggered distortion of the coordination sphere
Harzmann, G. D.; Frisenda, R.; Van Der Zant, H. S. J.; Mayor, M.
2015. Angewandte Chemie / International edition, 54 (45), 13425–13430. doi:10.1002/anie.201505447
Laser-induced acoustic desorption of natural and functionalized biochromophores
Sezer, U.; Wörner, L.; Horak, J.; Felix, L.; Tüxen, J.; Götz, C.; Vaziri, A.; Mayor, M.; Arndt, M.
2015. Analytical chemistry, 87, 5614–5619. doi:10.1021/acs.analchem.5b00601
Au nanoparticle scaffolds modulating intermolecular interactions among the conjugated azobenzenes chemisorbed on curved surfaces: Tuning the kinetics of cis-trans isomerisation
Raimondo, C.; Kenens, B.; Reinders, F.; Mayor, M.; Uji-I, H.
2015. Nanoscale, 7, 13836–13839. doi:10.1039/C5NR03688G
Activation enthalpies and entropies of the atropisomerization of substituted butyl-bridged biphenyls
Bihlmeier, A.; Rotzler, J.; Rickhaus, M.; Mayor, M.; Klopper, W.
2015. Physical chemistry, chemical physics, 17, 11165–11173. doi:10.1039/C4CP06009A
STM study of oligo(phenylene-ethynylene)s
Thiele, C.; Gerhard, L.; Eaton, T. R.; Torres, D. M.; Mayor, M.; Wulfhekel, W.; Löhneysen von, H.; Lukas, M.
2015. New journal of physics, 17 (5), 053043/1–11. doi:10.1088/1367-2630/17/5/053043
Stability of high-mass molecular libraries: the role of the oligoporphyrin core
Sezer, U.; Schmid, P.; Felix, L.; Mayor, M.; Arndt, M.
2015. Journal of mass spectrometry, 50, 235–239. doi:10.1002/jms.3526

2014

Fabrication of carbon nanotube nanogap electrodes by helium ion sputtering for molecular contacts
Thiele, C.; Vieker, H.; Beyer, A.; Flavel, B. S.; Hennrich, F.; Munoz Torres, D.; Eaton, T. R.; Mayor, M.; Kappes, M. M.; Gölzhäuser, A.; Löhneysen, H. von; Krupke, R.
2014. Applied physics letters, 104 (10), Art.Nr. 103102. doi:10.1063/1.4868097
Selective Dispersion of Large-Diameter Semiconducting Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes with Pyridine-Containing Copolymers
Berton, N.; Lemasson, F.; Poschlad, A.; Meded, V.; Tristram, F.; Wenzel, W.; Hennrich, F.; Kappes, M. M.; Mayor, M.
2014. Small, 10 (2), 360–367. doi:10.1002/smll.201301295
Controlled assembly and single electron charging of monolayer protected Au₁₄₄ clusters: an electrochemistry and scanning tunneling spectroscopy study
Bodappa, N.; Fluch, U.; Fu, Y.; Mayor, M.; Moreno-Garcia, P.; Siegenthalera, H.; Wandlowski, T.
2014. Nanoscale, 6, 15117–15126. doi:10.1039/C4NR03793F
Inducing axial chirality in a ’Geländer’ oligomer by length mismatch of the oligomer strands
Rickhaus, M.; Bannwart, L. M.; Neuburger, M.; Gsellinger, H.; Zimmermann, K.; Häussinger, D.; Mayor, M.
2014. Angewandte Chemie / International edition, 53, 14587–14591. doi:10.1002/anie.201408424
Dumbbells, trikes and quads: organic-inorganic hybrid nanoarchitectures based on ’clicked’ gold nanoparticles
Sander, F.; Fluch, U.; Hermes, J. P.; Mayor, M.
2014. Small, 10, 349–359. doi:10.1002/smll.201300839

2013

A Tripodal Molecule on a Gold Surface: Orientation-Dependent Coupling and Electronic Properties of the Molecular Legs
Lukas, M.; Dössel, K.; Schramm, A.; Fuhr, O.; Stroh, C.; Mayor, M.; Fink, K.; Löhneysen, H. von
2013. ACS nano, 7 (7), 6170–6180. doi:10.1021/nn4020505
Electron transport through catechol-functionalized molecular rods
Kolivoska, V.; Moreno-Garcia, P.; Kaliginedi, V.; Hong, W.; Mayor, M.; Weibel, N.; Wandlowski, T.
2013. Electrochimica Acta, 110, 709–717. doi:10.1016/j.electacta.2013.02.003
Temperature and magnetic field dependence of a Kondo system in the weak coupling regime
Zhang, Y. H.; Kahle, S.; Herden, T.; Stroh, C.; Mayor, M.; Schlickum, U.; Ternes, M.; Wahl, P.; Kern, K.
2013. Nature Communications, 4, 2110/1–6. doi:10.1038/ncomms3110
Single-photon ionization of organic molecules beyond 10 kDa
Schmid, P.; Stöhr, F.; Arndt, M.; Tüxen, J.; Mayor, M.
2013. Journal of The American Society for Mass Spectrometry, 24, 602–608. doi:10.1007/s13361-012-0551-3
Molecular daisy chains
Rotzler, J.; Mayor, M.
2013. Chemical Society Reviews, 42, 44–62. doi:10.1039/C2CS35217F
4,4’’-disubstituted terpyridines and their homoleptic Fesup(I)sup(I)complexes
Harzmann, G. D.; Neuburger, M.; Mayor, M.
2013. European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, 2013, 3334–3347. doi:10.1002/ejic.201300231
Matter-wave interference of particles selected from a molecular library with masses exceeding 10 000 amu
Eibenberger, S.; Gerlich, S.; Arndt, M.; Mayor, M.; Tüxen, J.
2013. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 15, 14696–14700. doi:10.1039/C3CP51500A
Nanopatterning by molecular self-assembly on surfaces
Eaton, T. R.; Torres, D. M.; Buck, M.; Mayor, M.
2013. Chimia, 67, 222–226. doi:10.2533/chimia.2013.222
Controllability of the Coulomb charging energy in close-packed nanoparticle arrays
Duan, C.; Wang, Y.; Sun, J.; Guan, C.; Grunder, S.; Mayor, M.; Penga, L.; Liao, J.
2013. Nanoscale, 5, 10258–10266. doi:10.1039/C3NR02334F
Large work function shift of gold induced by a novel perfluorinated azobenzene-based self-assembled monolayer
Crivillers, N.; Osella, S.; Dyck, C. van; Lazzerini, G. M.; Cornil, D.; Liscio, A.; Stasio, F. di; Mian, S.; Fenwick, O.; Reinders, F.; Neuburger, M.; Treossi, E.; Mayor, M.; Palermo, V.; Cacialli, F.; Cornil, J.; Samori, P.
2013. Advanced Materials, 25, 432–436. doi:10.1002/adma.201201737
Visions for a molecular future
Molen, S. J. van der; Calame, M.; Reed, M.; Namaan, R.; Scheer, E.; Neaton, J. B.; Nitzan, A.; Natelson, D.; Tao, N. J.; Zant, H. van der; Mayor, M.; Ruben, M.
2013. Nature Nanotechnology, 8, 385–389. doi:10.1038/nnano.2013.101
Add a third hook: S-acetyl protected oligophenylene pyridine dithiols as advanced precursors for self-assembled monolayers
Sander, F.; Hermes, J. P.; Mayor, M.; Hamoudi, H.; Zharnikov, M.
2013. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 15, 2836–2846. doi:10.1039/c2cp43564k
Molecular daisy chains: synthesis and aggregation studies of an amphiphilic molecular rod
Rotzler, J.; Drayss, S.; Hampe, O.; Häussinger, D.; Mayor, M.
2013. Chemistry - A European Journal, 19, 2089–2101. doi:10.1002/chem.201202498
Tripodal M complexes on Au(111) surfaces: Towards molecular ’lunar modules’
Schramm, A.; Stroh, C.; Dössel, K.; Lukas, M.; Fischer, M.; Schramm, F.; Fuhr, O.; Löhneysen, H. von; Mayor, M.
2013. European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, (1), 70–79. doi:10.1002/ejic.201200928
Atropisomerization of di-para-substituted propyl-bridged biphenyl cyclophanes
Rotzler, J.; Gsellinger, H.; Bihlmeier, A.; Gantenbein, M.; Vonlanthen, D.; Häussinger, D.; Klopper, W.; Mayor, M.
2013. Organic & biomolecular chemistry, 11 (1), 110–118. doi:10.1039/c2ob26243f

2012

Polymer library comprising fluorene and carbazole homo- and copolymers for selective single-walled carbon nanotubes extraction
Lemasson, F.; Berton, N.; Tittmann, J.; Hennrich, F.; Kappes, M. M.; Mayor, M.
2012. Macromolecules, 45 (2), 713–722. doi:10.1021/ma201890g
Ab initio study of the thermopower of biphenyl-based single-molecule junctions
Bürkle, M.; Zotti, L. A.; Viljas, J. K.; Vonlanthen, D.; Mishchenko, A.; Wandlowski, T.; Mayor, M.; Schön, G.; Pauly, F.
2012. Physical review / B, 86 (11), Art.Nr. 115304/1–8. doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.86.115304
Conduction mechanisms in biphenyl dithiol single-molecule junctions
Bürkle, M.; Viljas, J. K.; Vonlanthen, D.; Mishchenko, A.; Schön, G.; Mayor, M.; Wandlowski, T.; Pauly, F.
2012. Physical review / B, 85 (7), Art.Nr. 076417. doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.85.075417
Scanning the potential energy surface for synthesis of dendrimer-wrapped gold clusters: design rules for true single-molecule nanostructures
Thompson, D.; Hermes, J. P.; Quinn, A. J.; Mayor, M.
2012. ACS Nano, 6, 3007–3017. doi:10.1021/nn204470g
Optically switchable organic field-effect transistors based on photoresponsive gold nanoparticles blended with poly(3-hexylthiophene)
Raimondo, C.; Crivillers, N.; Reinders, F.; Sander, F.; Mayor, M.; Samori, P.
2012. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 109, 12375–12380. doi:10.1073/pnas.1203848109
Multiscale charge injection and transport properties in self-assembled monolayers of biphenyl thiols with varying torsion angles
Masillamani, A. M.; Crivillers, N.; Orgiu, E.; Rotzler, J.; Bossert, D.; Thippeswamy, R.; Zharnikov, M.; Mayor, M.; Samori, P.
2012. Chemistry - A European Journal, 18, 10335–10347. doi:10.1002/chem.201201858
Real-time single-molecule imaging of quantum interference
Juffmann, T.; Milic, A.; Müllneritsch, M.; Asenbaum, P.; Tsukernik, A.; Tüxen, J.; Mayor, M.; Cheshnovsky, O.; Arndt, M.
2012. Nature Nanotechnology, 7, 297–300. doi:10.1038/nnano.2012.34
Synthesis and solid-state investigations of oligo-phenylene-ethynylene structures with halide end-groups
Jenny, N. M.; Wang, H.; Neuburger, M.; Fuchs, H.; Chi, L.; Mayor, M.
2012. European Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2738–2747. doi:10.1002/ejoc.201200033
Monofunctionalized gold nanoparticles stabilized by a single dendrimer form dumbbell structures upon homocoupling
Hermes, J. P.; Sander, F.; Fluch, U.; Peterle, T.; Thompson, D.; Urbani, R.; Pfohl, T.; Mayor, M.
2012. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 134, 14674–14677. doi:10.1021/ja306253t
Experimental evidence for quantum interference and vibrationally induced decoherence in single-molecule junctions
Ballmann, S.; Härtle, R.; Coto, P. B.; Elbing, M.; Mayor, M.; Bryce, M. R.; Thoss, M.; Weber, H. B.
2012. Physical Review Letters, 109, 056801/1–5. doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.109.056801
Selective dispersion of single-walled carbon nanotubes via easily accessible conjugated click polymers
Gerstel, P.; Klumpp, S.; Hennrich, F.; Altintas, O.; Eaton, T. R.; Mayor, M.; Barner-Kowollik, C.; Kappes, M. M.
2012. Polymer chemistry, 3 (8), 1966–1970. doi:10.1039/c2py20161e
Increased efficiency of light-emitting diodes incorporating anodes functionalized with fluorinated azobenzene monolayers and a green-emitting polyfluorene derivative
Lazzerini, G. M.; Mian, S.; Stasio, F. di; Masillamani, A. M.; Crivillers, N.; Reinders, F.; Mayor, M.; Samori, P.; Cacialli, F.
2012. Applied Physics Letters, 101, 153306/1–5. doi:10.1063/1.4758682
First-principle-based MD description of azobenzene molecular rods
Pipolo, S.; Benassi, E.; Brancolini, G.; Valasek, M.; Mayor, M.; Corni, S.
2012. Theoretical Chemistry Accounts, 131, 1274/1–14. doi:10.1007/s00214-012-1274-z

2011

Single-Molecule Junctions Based on Nitrile-Terminated Biphenyls: A Promising New Anchoring Group
Mishchenko, A.; Zotti, L. A.; Vonlanthen, D.; Bürkle, M.; Pauly, F.; Cuevas, J. C.; Mayor, M.; Wandlowski, T.
2011. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 133 (2), 184–187. doi:10.1021/ja107340t
Debundling, selection and release of SWNTs using fluorene-based photocleavable polymers
Lemasson, F.; Tittmann, J.; Hennrich, F.; Stürzl, N.; Malik, S.; Kappes, M. M.; Mayor, M.
2011. Chemical communications, 47 (26), 7428–7430. doi:10.1039/C1CC11400J
Copolymer-Controlled Diameter-Selective Dispersion of Semiconducting Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes
Berton, N.; Lemasson, F.; Tittmann, J.; Stürzl, N.; Hennrich, F.; Kappes, M. M.; Mayor, M.
2011. Chemistry of Materials, 23 (8), 2237–2249. doi:10.1021/cm200275v
Selective dispersion of single walled carbon nanotubes with specific chiral indices by poly(N-decyl-2,7-carbazole)
Lemasson, F. A.; Strunk, T.; Gerstel, P.; Hennrich, F.; Lebedkin, S.; Barner-Kowollik, C.; Wenzel, W.; Kappes, M. M.; Mayor, M.
2011. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 133 (4), 652–655. doi:10.1021/ja105722u
Direct monitoring of opto-mechanical switching of self-assembled monolayer films containing the azobenzene group
Tirosh, E.; Benassi, E.; Pipolo, S.; Mayor, M.; Valasek, M.; Frydman, V.; Corni, S.; Cohen, S. R.
2011. Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology, 2, 834–844. doi:10.3762/bjnano.2.93
Racemisation dynamics of torsion angle restricted biphenyl push-pull cyclophanes
Rotzler, J.; Gsellinger, H.; Neuburger, M.; Vonlanthen, D.; Häussinger, D.; Mayor, M.
2011. Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry, 9, 86–91. doi:10.1039/C0OB00650E
Two-dimensional self-assemlbly of linear molecular rods at the liquid/solid interface
Mu, Z.; Shu, L.; Fuchs, H.; Mayor, M.; Chi, L.
2011. Langmuir, 27, 1359–1363. doi:10.1021/la1040079
Electronic decoupling of a cyclophane from a metal surface
Matino, F.; Schull, G.; Köhler, F.; Gabutti, S.; Mayor, M.; Berndt, R.
2011. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 108, 961–964. doi:10.1073/pnas.1006661107
Optical modulation of the charge injection in an organic field-effect transistor based on photochromic self-assembled-monolayer-functionalized electrodes
Crivillers, N.; Orgiu, E.; Reinders, F.; Mayor, M.; Samori, P.
2011. Advanced Materials, 23, 1447–1452. doi:10.1002/adma.201003736
Direct control of the spatial arrangement of gold nanoparticles in organic-inorganic hybrid superstructures
Hermes, J. P.; Sander, F.; Peterle, T.; Cioffi, C.; Ringler, P.; Pfohl, T.; Mayor, M.
2011. Small, 7, 920–929. doi:10.1002/smll.201002101
Quantum interference of large organic molecules
Gerlich, S.; Eibenberger, S.; Tomandl, M.; Nimmrichter, S.; Hornberger, K.; Fagan, P.; Tüxen, J.; Mayor, M.; Arndt, M.
2011. Nature Communications, 2, 263/1–5. doi:10.1038/ncomms1263
Electric moments in molecule interferometry
Eibenberger, S.; Gerlich, S.; Arndt, M.; Tüxen, J.; Mayor, M.
2011. New Journal of Physics, 13, 043033/1–11. doi:10.1088/1367-2630/13/4/043033
From ligand-stabilized gold nanoparticles to hybrid organic-inorganic superstructures
Hermes, J. P.; Sander, F.; Peterle, T.; Mayor, M.
2011. Chimia, 65, 219–222. doi:10.2533/chimia.2011.219
In situ gap-mode Raman spectroscopy on single-crystal Au(100) electrodes: tuning the torsion angle of 4,4’-biphenyldithiols by an electrochemical gate field
Cui, L.; Liu, B.; Vonlanthen, D.; Mayor, M.; Fu, Y.; Li, J. F.; Wandlowski, T.
2011. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 133, 7332–7335. doi:10.1021/ja2020185
Influence of the anchor group on charge transport through single-molecule junctions
Lörtscher, E.; Cho, C. J.; Mayor, M.; Tschudy, M.; Rettner, C.; Riel, H.
2011. ChemPhysChem, 12, 1677–1682. doi:10.1002/cphc.201000960
Conformationally controlled electron delocalization in n-type rods: synthesis, structure, and optical, electrochemical, and spectroelectrochemical properties of dicyanocyclophanes
Vonlanthen, D.; Rudnev, A.; Mishchenko, A.; Käslin, A.; Rotzler, J.; Neuburger, M.; Wandlowski, T.; Mayor, M.
2011. Chemistry - A European Journal, 17, 7236–7250. doi:10.1002/chem.201003763
Redox-switching in a viologen-type adlayer: an electrochemical shell-isolated nanoparticle enhanced Raman spectroscopy study on Au(111)-(1x1) single crystal electrodes
Liu, B.; Blaszczyk, A.; Mayor, M.; Wandlowski, T.
2011. ACS Nano, 5, 5662–5672. doi:10.1021/nn201307g
Photoinduced work function changes by isomerization of a densely packed azobenzene-based SAM on Au: a joint experimental and theoretical study
Crivillers, N.; Liscio, A.; Stasio, F. di; Dyck, C. van; Osella, S.; Cornil, D.; Mian, S.; Lazzerini, G. M.; Fenwick, O.; Orgiu, E.; Reinders, F.; Braun, S.; Fahlman, M.; Mayor, M.; Cornil, J.; Palermo, V.; Cacialli, F.; Samori, P.
2011. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 13, 14302–14310. doi:10.1039/c1cp20851a
Highly flourous porphyrins as model compounds for molecule interferometry
Tüxen, J.; Eibenberger, S.; Gerlich, S.; Arndt, M.; Mayor, M.
2011. European journal of organic chemistry, 2011, 4823–4833. doi:10.1002/ejoc.201100638
Phenyl-acetylene bond assembly: a powerful tool for the construction of nanoscale architectures
Jenny, N. M.; Mayor, M.; Eaton, T. R.
2011. European journal of organic chemistry, 2011 (26), 4965–4983. doi:10.1002/ejoc.201100176
Modular functionalization of electrodes by cross-coupling reactions at their surfaces
Müri, M.; Gotsmann, B.; Leroux, Y.; Trouwborst, M.; Lörtscher, E.; Riel, H.; Mayor, M.
2011. Advanced functional materials, 21 (19), 3706–3714. doi:10.1002/adfm.201100642
Light emission from a double-decker molecule on a metal surface
Schneider, N. L.; Matino, F.; Schull, G.; Gabutti, S.; Mayor, M.; Berndt, R.
2011. Physical Review B, 84, 153403/1–4. doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.84.153403
Gold nanoparticles stabilized by thioether dendrimers
Hermes, J. P.; Sander, F.; Peterle, T.; Urbani, R.; Pfohl, T.; Thompson, D.; Mayor, M.
2011. Chemistry - A European Journal, 17, 13473–13481. doi:10.1002/chem.201101837
Optically switchable molecular device using microsphere based junctions
Faramarzi, V.; Raimondo, C.; Reinders, F.; Mayor, M.; Samori, P.; Doudin, B.
2011. Applied Physics Letters, 99, 233104/1–3. doi:10.1063/1.3665940
Synthesis and optical properties of molecular rods comprising a central core-substituted naphthalenediimide chromophore for carbon nanotube junctions
Grunder, S.; Munoz Torres, D.; Marquardt, C.; Blaszczyk, A.; Krupke, R.; Mayor, M.
2011. European journal of organic chemistry, 2011 (3), 478–496. doi:10.1002/ejoc.201001415

2010

Influence of Conformation on Conductance of Biphenyl-Dithiol Single-Molecule Contacts
Mishchenko, A.; Vonlanthen, D.; Meded, V.; Bürkle, M.; Li, C.; Pobelov, I. V.; Bagrets, A.; Viljas, J. K.; Pauly, F.; Evers, F.; Mayor, M.; Wandlowski, T.
2010. Nano Letters, 10 (1), 156–163. doi:10.1021/nl903084b
Molecular electronics - from a visionary concept towards reality. Editorial
Mayor, M.
2010. Chimia, 64, 348–349
Interferometrie mit komplexen Molekülen
Arndt, M.; Gerlich, S.; Hornberger, K.; Mayor, M.
2010. Physik-Journal, 2010 (10), 37
Variation of the ultrafast fluorescence quenching in 2,6-sulfanyl-core-substituted naphthalenediimides by electron transfer
Pugliesi, I.; Krok, P.; Lochbrunner, S.; Blaszczyk, A.; Hänisch, C. von; Mayor, M.; Riedle, E.
2010. Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 114, 12555–560. doi:10.1021/jp107742x
Tuning the charge injection of P3HT-based organic thin-film transistors through electrode functionalization with oligophenylene SAMs
Orgiu, E.; Crivillers, N.; Rotzler, J.; Mayor, M.; Samori, P.
2010. Journal of Materials Chemistry, 20, 10798–800. doi:10.1039/C0JM03363D
Synthesis of rotationally restricted and modular biphenyl building blocks
Vonlanthen, D.; Rotzler, J.; Neuburger, M.; Mayor, M.
2010. European journal of organic chemistry, 2010 (1), 120–133. doi:10.1002/ejoc.200900805
Quantum interference distinguishes between constitutional isomers
Tüxen, J.; Gerlich, S.; Eibenberger, S.; Arndt, M.; Mayor, M.
2010. Chemical Communications, 46, 4145–47. doi:10.1039/c0cc00125b
Loops versus stems: benzyclic sulfide oligomers forming carpet type monolayers
Sander, F.; Peterle, T.; Ballav, N.; Wrochem, F. von; Zharnikov, M.; Mayor, M.
2010. Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 114, 4118–25. doi:10.1021/jp911879x
Variation of the backbone conjugation in NLO model compounds: torsion-angle-restricted, biphenyl-based push-pull-systems
Rotzler, J.; Vonlanthen, D.; Barsella, A.; Boeglin, A.; Fort, A.; Mayor, M.
2010. European journal of organic chemistry, 2010, 1096–110. doi:10.1002/ejoc.200901358
Cyclic conductance switching in networks of redox-active molecular junctions
Liao, J.; Agustsson, J. S.; Wu, S.; Schönenberger, C.; Calame, M.; Leroux, Y.; Mayor, M.; Jeannin, O.; Ran, Y. F.; Liu, S. X.; Decurtins, S.
2010. Nano Letters, 10, 759–64. doi:10.1021/nl902000e
Oligoaryl cruciform structures as model compounds for coordination-induced single-molecule switches
Grunder, S.; Huber, R.; Wu, S.; Schönenberger, C.; Calame, M.; Mayor, M.
2010. European journal of organic chemistry, 2010 (5), 833–45. doi:10.1002/ejoc.200901150
Novel cruciform structures as model compounds for coordination induced single molecule switches
Grunder, S.; Huber, R.; Wu, S.; Schönenberger, C.; Calame, M.; Mayor, M.
2010. Chimia, 64, 140–44. doi:10.2533/chimia.2010.140
Influence of conformational molecular dynamics on matter wave interferometry
Gring, M.; Gerlich, S.; Eibenberger, S.; Nimmrichter, S.; Berrada, T.; Arndt, M.; Ulbricht, H.; Hornberger, K.; Müri, M.; Mayor, M.; Böckmann, M.; Doltsinis, N. L.
2010. Physical Review A, 81, 031604/1–4. doi:10.1103/PhysRevA.81.031604
Immobilization of zinc porphyrin complexes on pyridine-functionalized glass surfaces
Dreas-Wlodarczak, A.; Müllneritsch, M.; Juffmann, T.; Cioffi, C.; Arndt, M.; Mayor, M.
2010. Langmuir, 26, 10822–826. doi:10.1021/la100638u
Experimental evidence for the functional relevance on anion-π interactions
Dawson, R. E.; Hennig, A.; Weimann, D. P.; Emery, D.; Ravikumar, V.; Montenegro, J.; Takeuchi, T.; Gabutti, S.; Mayor, M.; Mareda, J.; Schalley, C. A.; Matile, S.
2010. Nature chemistry, 2 (7), 533–38. doi:10.1038/nchem.657
High aspect ratio constructive nanolithography with a photo-dimerizable molecule
Barczewski, M.; Walheim, S.; Heiler, T.; Blaszczyk, A.; Mayor, M.; Schimmel, T.
2010. Langmuir, 26 (5), 3623–3628. doi:10.1021/la903028x

2009

Protecting-group-controlled surface chemistry. Organization and heat-induced coupling of 4,4’-di(tert-butoxycarbonylamino)biphenyl on metal surfaces
Boz, S.; Stöhr, M.; Soydaner, U.; Mayor, M.
2009. Angewandte Chemie - International Edition, 48, 3179–83. doi:10.1002/anie.200804845
Chemically controlled conductivity: torsion-angle dependence in a single-molecule biphenyldithiol junction
Vonlanthen, D.; Mishchenko, A.; Elbing, M.; Neuburger, M.; Wandlowski, T.; Mayor, M.
2009. Angewandte Chemie - International Edition, 48, 8886–90. doi:10.1002/anie.200903946
Watching the gap close
Mayor, M.
2009. Angewandte Chemie - International Edition, 48, 5583–85. doi:10.1002/anie.200901876
STM investigation of large π-conjugated oligomers and tetrahydrofuran codeposited on Cu(111) by pulse injection
Pérez León, C.; Sürgers, C.; Mayor, M.; Marz, M.; Hoffmann, R.; Löhneysen, H. von
2009. The journal of physical chemistry <Washington, DC> / C, 113 (32), 14335–14340. doi:10.1021/jp904169c
Der Brücke beim Schließen zuschauen
Mayor, M.
2009. Angewandte Chemie, 121, 5691–93. doi:10.1002/ange.200901876
Chemisch kontrollierte Leitfähigkeit: Torsionswinkelabhängigkeit in Biphenyldithiol-Einzelmolekülbruchkontakten
Vonlanthen, D.; Mishchenko, A.; Elbing, M.; Neuburger, M.; Wandlowski, T.; Mayor, M.
2009. Angewandte Chemie, 121, 9048–52. doi:10.1002/ange.200903946
Planar chiral asymmetric naphthalenediimide cyclophanes: synthesis, characterization and tunable FRET properties
Gabutti, S.; Schaffner, S.; Neuburger, M.; Fischer, M.; Schäfer, G.; Mayor, M.
2009. Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry, 7, 3222–29. doi:10.1039/b905945h
Gold nanoparticles stabilized by acetylene-functionalized multidentate thioether ligands: building blocks for nanoparticle superstructures
Peterle, T.; Ringler, P.; Mayor, M.
2009. Advanced Functional Materials, 19, 3497–3506. doi:10.1002/adfm.200901410
Catechol-based macrocyclic rods: en route to redox-active molecular switches
Weibel, N.; Mishchenko, A.; Wandlowski, T.; Neuburger, M.; Leroux, Y.; Mayor, M.
2009. European Journal of Organic Chemistry, 35, 6140–50. doi:10.1002/ejoc.200900751
Shape-persistent macrocycles comprising perfluorinated benzene subunits: synthesis, aggregation behaviour and unexpected μ-rod formation
Shu, L.; Müri, M.; Krupke, R.; Mayor, M.
2009. Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry, 7, 1081–92. doi:10.1039/b817274a
Schutzgruppengesteuerte Oberflächenchemie - Organisation und temperaturinduzierte Kupplung von 4,4’-Di(tert-Butoxycarbonylamino)biphenyl auf Metalloberflächen
Boz, S.; Stöhr, M.; Soydaner, U.; Mayor, M.
2009. Angewandte Chemie, 121, 3225–29. doi:10.1002/ange.200804845
Shape-switchable azo-macrocycles
Müri, M.; Schuermann, K. C.; Cola, L. de; Mayor, M.
2009. European Journal of Organic Chemistry, (2009), 2562–75. doi:10.1002/ejoc.200801282

2008

Matter-wave metrology as a complementary tool for mass spectrometry
Gerlich, S.; Gring, M.; Ulbricht, H.; Hornberger, K.; Tüxen, J.; Mayor, M.; Arndt, M.
2008. Angewandte Chemie - International Edition, 47, 6195–98. doi:10.1002/anie.200801942
Charge transport through a Cardan-joint molecule
Ruben, M.; Landa, A.; Lörtscher, E.; Riel, H.; Mayor, M.; Görls, H.; Weber, H. B.; Arnold, A.; Evers, F.
2008. Small, 4, 2229–35. doi:10.1002/smll.200800390
Charge transport through molecular rods with reduced π-conjugation
Lörtscher, E.; Elbing, M.; Tschudy, M.; Hänisch, C. von; Weber, H. B.; Mayor, M.; Riel, H.
2008. ChemPhysChem, 9, 2252–258. doi:10.1002/cphc.200800388
Single component self-assembled monolayers of aromatic azo-biphenyl: Influence of the packing tightness on the SAM structure and light-induced molecular movements
Elbing, M.; Blaszczyk, A.; Hänisch, C. von; Mayor, M.; Ferri, V.; Grave, C.; Rampi, M. A.; Pace, G.; Samori, P.; Shaporenko, A.; Zharnikov, M.
2008. Advanced Functional Materials, 18, 2972–83. doi:10.1002/adfm.200800652
Two dimensional chiral networks emerging from the Aryl-F...H hydrogen-bond-driven self-assembly of partially fluorinated rigid molecular structures
Mu, Z.; Shu, L.; Fuchs, H.; Mayor, M.; Chi, L.
2008. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 130, 10840–841. doi:10.1021/ja801925q
Materiewelleninterferometrie ergänzt die Massenspektrometrie
Gerlich, S.; Gring, M.; Ulbricht, H.; Hornberger, K.; Tüxen, J.; Mayor, M.; Arndt, M.
2008. Angewandte Chemie, 120, 6290–93. doi:10.1002/ange.200801942
Multidentate thioether ligands coating gold nanoparticles
Peterle, T.; Leifert, A.; Timper, J.; Sologubenko, A.; Simon, U.; Mayor, M.
2008. Chemical Communications, (2008), 3438–40. doi:10.1039/b802460j
Azobenzenes as light-controlled molecular electronic switches in nanoscale metal-molecule-metal junctions
Mativetsky, J. M.; Pace, G.; Elbing, M.; Rampi, M. A.; Mayor, M.; Samori, P.
2008. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 130, 9192–93. doi:10.1021/ja8018093
Light-powered electrical switch based on cargo-lifting azobenzene monolayers
Ferri, V.; Elbing, M.; Pace, G.; Dickey, M. D.; Zharnikov, M.; Samori, P.; Mayor, M.; Rampi, M. A.
2008. Angewandte Chemie - International Edition, 47, 3407–09. doi:10.1002/anie.200705339
A rigid sublimable naphthalenediimide cyclophane as model compound for UHV STM experiments
Gabutti, S.; Knutzen, M.; Neuburger, M.; Schull, G.; Berndt, R.; Mayor, M.
2008. Chemical Communications, (2008), 2370–72. doi:10.1039/b719796a
Electrical conductance of conjugated oligomers at the single molecule level
Huber, R.; Gonzalez, M. T.; Wu, S.; Langer, M.; Grundner, S.; Horhoiu, V.; Mayor, M.; Bryce, M. R.; Wang, C.; Jitchati, R.; Schönenberger, C.; Calame, M.
2008. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 130, 1080–84. doi:10.1021%2Fja0767940
Redox-active catechol-functionalized molecular rods: suitable protection groups and single-molecule transport investigations
Weibel, N.; Blaszczyk, A.; Hänisch, C. von; Mayor, M.; Pobelov, I.; Wandlowski, T.; Chen, F.; Tao, N.
2008. European Journal of Organic Chemistry, (2008), 136–49. doi:10.1002/ejoc.200700810

2007

New cruciform structures: Toward coordination induced single molecule switches
Grunder, S.; Huber, R.; Horhoiu, V.; Gonzalez, M. T.; Schönenberger, C.; Calame, M.; Mayor, M.
2007. Journal of Organic Chemistry, 72, 8337–44. doi:10.1021/jo7013998
Potential-induced redox switching in viologen self-assembled monolayers: An ATR-SEIRAS approach
Han, B.; Li, Z.; Wandlowski, T.; Blaszczyk, A.; Mayor, M.
2007. Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 111, 13855–63. doi:10.1021/jp073208g
A Kapitza-Dirac-Talbot-Lau interferometer for highly polarizable molecules
Gerlich, S.; Hackermüller, L.; Hornberger, K.; Stibor, A.; Ulbricht, H.; Gring, M.; Goldfarb, F.; Savas, T.; Müri, M.; Mayor, M.; Arndt, M.
2007. Nature Physics, 3, 711–15. doi:10.1038/nphys701
The synthesis of molecular rods with a transversal push-pull system
Blaszczyk, A.; Fischer, M.; Hänisch, C. von; Mayor, M.
2007. European Journal of Organic Chemistry, (2007), 2630–42. doi:10.1002/ejoc.200700070
Cooperative light-induced molecular movements of highly ordered azobenzene self-assembled monolayers
Pace, G.; Ferri, V.; Grave, C.; Elbing, M.; Hänisch, C. von; Zharnikov, M.; Mayor, M.; Rampi, M. A.; Samori, P.
2007. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 104, 9937–42. doi:10.1073/pnas.0703748104
Conductance of redox-active single molecular junctions: an electrochemical approach
Li, Z. H.; Pobelov, I.; Han, B.; Wandlowski, T.; Blaszczyk, A.; Mayor, M.
2007. Nanotechnology, 18, 044018/1–8. doi:10.1088/0957-4484/18/4/044018

2006

Elektronischer Transport durch Nanostrukturen
Löhneysen, H. von; Beckmann, D.; Kappes, M. M.; Krupke, R.; Mayor, M.; Weber, H. B.
2006. Nachrichten - Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe, 38, 77–80
Synthesis, structure, and optical properties of terminally sulfur-functionalized core-substituted naphthalene-bisimide dyes
Blaszczyk, A.; Fischer, M.; Hänisch, C. von; Mayor, M.
2006. Helvetica Chimica Acta, 89, 1986–2005. doi:10.1002/hlca.200690190
Synthesis of macrocyclic molecular rods as potential electronic devices
Blaszczyk, A.; Chadim, M.; Hänisch, C. von; Mayor, M.
2006. European Journal of Organic Chemistry, (2006), 3809–25. doi:10.1002/ejoc.200600336
A self assembled molecular zipper based on a perfluorophenyl-phenyl diacetylene motif
Shu, L.; Mu, Z. C.; Fuchs, H.; Chi, L. F.; Mayor, M.
2006. Chemical Communications, (2006), 1862–63. doi:10.1039/b517759f
Self-assembled monolayers from biphenyldithiol derivatives: optimization of the deprotection procedure and effect of the molecular conformation
Shaporenko, A.; Elbing, M.; Blaszczyk, A.; Hänisch, C. von; Mayor, M.; Zharnikov, M.
2006. Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 110, 4307–17. doi:10.1021/jp056833z
Two-dimensional assembly and local redox-activity of molecular hybrid structures in an electrochemical environment
Li, Z.; Han, B.; Meszaros, G.; Pobelov, I.; Wandlowski, T.; Blaszczyk, A.; Mayor, M.
2006. Faraday Discussions, 131, 121–43. doi:10.1039/b506623a
Fast temporal fluctuations in single-molecule junctions
Ochs, R.; Secker, D.; Elbing, M.; Mayor, M.; Weber, H. B.
2006. Faraday Discussions, 131, 281–89. doi:10.1039/b506390f

2005

Suzuki reactions with stable organic radicals - synthesis of biphenyls substituted with nitronyl-nitroxide radicals
Stroh, C.; Mayor, M.; Hänisch, C. von
2005. European Journal of Organic Chemistry, (2005), 3697–703. doi:10.1002/ejoc.200500116
A single-molecule diode
Elbing, M.; Ochs, R.; Koentopp, M.; Fischer, M.; Hänisch, C. von; Weigend, F.; Evers, F.; Weber, H. B.; Mayor, M.; Köntopp, M.; Evers, F.; Weber, H. B.
2005. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 102, 8815–20. doi:10.1073/pnas.0408888102
Einzelmolekülkontaktierung als Grundlage nanoelektronischer Schaltungen
Elbing, M.; Würfel, J. U.; Leo, M. di; Weber, H. B.; Mayor, M.
2005. Nachrichten - Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe, 37, 24–29

2004

Rigid nitronyl-nitroxide-labelled anchoring molecules: syntheses, structural and magnetic investigations
Stroh, C.; Mayor, M.; Hänisch, C. von
2004. Tetrahedron Letters, 45, 9623–26. doi:10.1016/j.tetlet.2004.10.140
Bromine catalyzed conversion of S-tert-butyl groups into versatile and, for self-assembly processes accessible, acetyl-protected thiols
Blaszczyk, A.; Elbing, M.; Mayor, M.
2004. Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry, 2, 2722–24. doi:10.1039/b408677e
Statistical analysis of single-molecule junctions
Mayor, M.; Weber, H. B.
2004. Angewandte Chemie - International Edition, 43, 2882–84. doi:10.1002/anie.200301733
Single molecules in electronic circuits - structure property correlations
Mayor, M.; Elbing, M.; Leo, M. di; Weber, H. B.; Beckmann, D.; Reichert, J.; Fischer, M.; Hänisch, C. von
2004. 226th Nat.Meeting of the American Chemical Society, New York, N.Y., September 7-11, 2003 Abstracts of Papers of the American Chemical Society, 453-Poly Part2, 226
Trans-ethinyl platinum(II) complex as single molecule insulator
Mayor, M.; Weber, H. B.; Beckmann, D.; Reichert, J.; Fischer, M.; Hänisch, C. von
2004. 226th Nat.Meeting of the American Chemical Society, New York, N.Y., September 7-11, 2003 Abstracts of Papers of the American Chemical Society,(2003) 249-INOR Pt. 1, 226

2003

Electric Current through a Molecular Rod : Relevance of the Position of the Anchor Groups
Mayor, M.; Weber, H. B.; Reichert, J.; Elbing, M.; Hänisch, C. von; Beckmann, D.; Fischer, M.
2003. Angewandte Chemie / International edition, (2003), 42 (47), 5834–5838. doi:10.1002/anie.200352179
Conductance properties of single-molecule junctions
Weber, H. B.; Reichert, J.; Ochs, R.; Beckmann, D.; Mayor, M.; Loehneysen, H. v.
2003. Physica / E, 18 (1-3), 231–232. doi:10.1016/S1386-9477(02)00986-4
Low-temperature conductance measurements on single molecules
Reichert, J.; Weber, H. B.; Mayor, M.; Loehneysen, H. von
2003. Applied physics letters, 82 (23), 4137–4139. doi:10.1063/1.1574844
A giant conjugated molecular ring
Mayor, M.; Didschies, C.
2003. Angewandte Chemie - International Edition, 42, 3176–3179
Kann man organische Moleküle zukünftig als Bauteile in elektronischen Schaltkreisen einsetzen? Mittelerweile ist es gelungen, einzelne Moleküle zu kontaktieren
Mayor, M.; Weber, H. B.
2003. Nachrichten aus der Chemie, (2002), 50, 1212–17

2002

Driving Current through Single Organic Molecules
Reichert, J.; Ochs, R.; Beckmann, D.; Weber, H. B.; Mayor, M.; Loehneysen, H. von
2002. Physical review letters, 88 (17), 176804–176807. doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.88.176804
Electronic transport through single conjugated molecules
Weber, H. B.; Reichert, J.; Weigend, F.; Ochs, R.; Beckmann, D.; Mayor, M.; Ahlrichs, R.; Loehneysen, H. v.
2002. Chemical physics, 281 (2-3), 113–125. doi:10.1016/S0301-0104(02)00343-9
Molecular electronics - integration of single molecules in electronic circuits
Mayor, M.; Weber, H. B.
2002. Chimia, 56, 494–99
Electron transfer through bridging molecular structures
Mayor, M.; Büschel, M.; Fromm, K. M.; Lehn, J. M.; Daub, J.
2002. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, Molecular Electronics 2000, Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, December 10-14, 2000, 960, 16–28
A trans-platinum(II) complex as a single-molecule insulator
Mayor, M.; Hänisch, C. von; Weber, H. B.; Reichert, J.; Beckmann, D.
2002. Angewandte Chemie - International Edition, 41, 1183–86

2001

Electron transfer through molecular bridges between reducible Pentakis(thiophenyl)benzene subunits
Mayor, M.; Büschel, M.; Fromm, K.; Lehn, J. M.; Daub, J.
2001. Chemistry - A European Journal, 7, 1266–72

2000

Chemiker als Architekten. Wie man mit Molekülen in der Nanowelt baut
Mayor, M.; Lehn, J. M.
2000. Kultur und Technik, 24 (1), 16–21

1999

Reducible nanosize macromolecules
Mayor, M.; Lehn, J. M.
1999. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 121, 11231–32

Marcel Mayor was born in Zurich (Switzerland) in 1965 and grew up at the lake of Thun (Switzerland).

He studied chemistry at the university of Berne (Switzerland) with diploma in 1991 and dissertation in 1995 on "Vitamin B₁₂ Derivates with peripheral Ion receptors" under the direction of Prof. Dr. Rolf Scheffold and Prof. Dr. Lorenz Walder.

1995-1996 Postdoc fellow of the Swiss National Science Foundation with Prof. Dr. Jean-Marie Lehn in the Laboratoire de Chimie Supramoléculaire, Université Louis Pasteur in Strasbourg (France) working on the design and synthesis of reducible cryptatium compounds.

1996-1997 Scientist in the Laboratoire de Chimie Supramoléculaire, Université Louis Pasteur in Strasbourg investigating molecular wires.

1997-1998 Maître de Confèrence invité at the Collège de France in Paris and at the Laboratoire de Chimie Supramoléculaire, Université Louis Pasteur in Strasbourg.

Since 1998 research group leader at the Institute for Nanotechnology at the Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe GmbH, Karlsruhe.

In 2004 he got the Erwin Schrödinger award together with Frank Hennrich, Ralph Krupke and Heiko Weber for the common research on "Molecules for future Nanoelectronics".

2005-2011 associate professor for chemistry at the University of Basel.

Since 2011 he is full professor of chemistry at the University of Basel.

In 2011 he became a member of the research council of the Swiss National Research Foundation (Division II).

Since 2011 he is research dean of the faculty of natural sciences of the University of Basel.