title: Covalent coupling via dehalogenation on Ni(111) supported boron nitride and graphene.
abstract: Polymerization of 1,3,5-tris(4-bromophenyl)benzene via dehalogenation on graphene and hexagonal boron nitride is investigated by scanning tunneling microscopy experiments and density functional theory calculations. This work reveals how the interactions between molecules and graphene or h-BN grown on Ni(111) govern the surface-confined synthesis of polymers through C-C coupling.
authors.affiliation: Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research, Heisenbergstrasse 1, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany. r.gutzler@fkf.mpg.de.
authors.forename: Claudius
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Morchutt
authors.forename: Jonas
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Björk
authors.forename: Sören
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Krotzky
authors.forename: Rico
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gutzler
authors.forename: Klaus
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kern