Naila Jabeen

TL;DR: In this article, a combined experimental and theoretical approach is proposed to separate the contributions to the interaction strength between epitaxial graphene and transition metal surfaces arising from the geometrical and chemical properties of the supporting surfaces.

TL;DR: In this article, it was shown that coronene molecules adsorbed on Ir(111) undergo major conformational changes during dissociation, and they first tilt upward with respect to the surface, still keeping their planar configuration, and subsequently experience a rotation, which changes the molecular axis orientation.

TL;DR: In this paper, the photocatalytic activity of titania nanoparticles deposited on epitaxial graphene is proven to be significantly affected by the substrate on which graphene is supported, and it has been revealed that the addition of a two-dimensional TiO1.5 layer sandwiched between graphene and the supporting metal induces a p-doping of graphene itself and a consistent shift in the Ti d states.

TL;DR: It is shown that coronene molecules adsorbed on Ir(111) undergo major conformational changes during dissociation, which provides important insight into the complex mechanism of molecular breakup, which could have implications in the synthesis of new carbon-based nanostructured materials.