title: Towards design rules for covalent nanostructures on metal surfaces.
abstract: The covalent molecular assembly on metal surfaces is explored, outlining the different types of applicable reactions. Density functional calculations for on-surface reactions are shown to yield valuable insights into specific reaction mechanisms and trends across the periodic table. Finally, it is shown how design rules could be derived for nanostructures on metal surfaces.
authors: Department of Physics Chemistry and Biology, IFM, Linköping University, 58183 Linköping (Sweden). jonas.bjork@liu.se.
authors: Jonas
authors: J
authors: Björk
authors: Felix
authors: F
authors: Hanke
keywords: covalent assembly; density functional calculations; nanomaterials; surface chemistry; transition-state theory