Publications

83 peer-reviewed articles and 2 preprints since the group started at CIC nanoGUNE in 2012.

2026

arXiv

Preprint

Charge-tunable Cooper-pair diode

Jon Ortuzar, Stefano Trivini, Leonard Edens, F. Sebastian Bergeret, Jose Ignacio Pascual

arXiv preprint (2026)

Nature

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Parity-dependent coupling of molecular spin chains to a superconductor

Katerina Vaxevani, Jon Ortuzar, Stefano Trivini, Georg Monninger, Dongfei Wang, Manuel Vilas-Varela, Lucía Gómez-Rodrigo, Diego Peña, Jose Ignacio Pascual

Nature 658, 617 (2026)

2025

arXiv

Preprint

Topological Engineering of a Frustrated Antiferromagnetic Triradical in Aza-Triangulene Architectures

F. Romero-Lara, M. Vilas-Varela, R. Ortiz, M. Kumar, A. Vegliante, L. Gómez-Rodrigo, J.P. Calupitan, D. Soler, N. Friedrich, D. Wang, J. Ortuzar, S. Trivini, F. Schulz, T. Frederiksen, P. Jelínek, D. Peña, J.I. Pascual

arXiv:2512.10869 (2025)

Physical Review Letters

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Local control of parity and charge in nanoscale superconducting lead islands

Stefano Trivini, Jon Ortuzar, Katerina Vaxevani, Beatriz Viña-Bausá, F. Sebastian Bergeret, Jose Ignacio Pascual

Physical Review Letters 135, 226001 (2025)

Advanced Materials

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Spin and Charge Control of Topological End States in Chiral Graphene Nanoribbons on a 2D Ferromagnet

L. Edens, F. Romero Lara, T. Sai, K. Biswas, M. Vilas-Varela, Th. Frederiksen, D. Peña, F. Schulz, J.I. Pascual

Advanced Materials e10753 (2025)

Graphical abstract: From local to collective superconductivity in proximitized graphene

From local to collective superconductivity in proximitized graphene

Stefano Trivini, Tim Kokkeler, Jon Ortuzar, Eva Cortés-del Río, Beatriz Viña Bausá, Pierre Mallet, Jean-Yves Veuillen, Juan Carlos Cuevas, Ivan Brihuega, F. Sebastian Bergeret, Jose Ignacio Pascual

Nano Letters 25, 16323 (2025)

Physical Review Letters

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Revealing inter-band electron pairing in a superconductor with spin-orbit coupling

Javier Zaldívar, Jon Ortuzar, Miguel Alvarado, Stefano Trivini, Julie Baumard, Carmen Rubio-Verdú, Edwin Herrera, Hermann Suderow, Alfredo Levy Yeyati, F. Sebastian Bergeret, Jose Ignacio Pascual

Physical Review Letters 135, 136201 (2025)

Physical Review Materials

Epitaxial growth of gold films on the elemental superconductors V(100), Nb(100) and Nb(110)

Dongfei Wang, Katerina Vaxevani, Danilo Longo, Samuel Kerschbaumer, Jon Ortuzar, Stefano Trivini, Jingcheng Li, Maxim Ilyn, Celia Rogero, Jose Ignacio Pascual

Physical Review Materials 9, 066201 (2025)

Nature Communications

Systematic Modulation of Charge and Spin in Graphene Nanoribbons on MgO

Amelia Domínguez-Celorrio, Leonard Edens, Sofía Sanz, Manuel Vilas-Varela, Jose Martinez-Castro, Diego Peña, Véronique Langlais, Thomas Frederiksen, José I. Pascual, David Serrate

Nature Communications 16, 5632 (2025)

Graphical abstract: On-surface Synthesis of a Ferromagnetic Molecular Spin Trimer

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On-surface Synthesis of a Ferromagnetic Molecular Spin Trimer

A. Vegliante, M. Vilas-Varela, R. Ortiz, F. Romero-Lara, M. Kumar, L. Gómez-Rodrigo, S. Trivini, F. Schulz, D. Soler-Polo, H. Ahmoum, E. Artacho, Th. Frederiksen, P. Jelinek, J.I. Pascual, D. Peña

Journal of the American Chemical Society 147, 19530 (2025)

2024

Physical Review B

Diluted Yu-Shiba-Rusinov arrays on the anisotropic superconductor β-Bi2Pd

S. Trivini, J. Ortuzar, J. Zaldivar, E. Herrera, I. Guillamón, H. Suderow, F. Bergeret, J.I. Pascual

Physical Review B 110, 235405 (2024)

Graphical abstract: Tuning the Spin Interaction in Nonplanar Organic Diradicals through Mechanical Manipulation

Tuning the Spin Interaction in Nonplanar Organic Diradicals through Mechanical Manipulation

A. Vegliante, S. Fernández, R. Ortiz, M. Vilas-Varela, T. Baum, N. Friedrich, F. Romero-Lara, A. Aguirre, K. Vaxevani, D. Wang, C. Fernandez, H. van der Zant, T. Frederiksen, D. Peña, J.I. Pascual

ACS Nano 18, 26514 (2024)

Advanced Materials

Ferromagnetic Order in 2D Layers of Transition Metal Dichlorides

A. Aguirre, A. Solé, D. Polo, C. González-Orellana, A. Thakur, J. Ortuzar, O. Stesovych, M. Kumar, M. Peña-Díaz, A. Weber, M. Tallarida, J. Dai, J. Dreiser, M. Muntwiler, C. Rogero, J.I. Pascual, P. Jelinek, M. Ilyn, M. Corso

Advanced Materials 2402723 (2024)

Advanced Materials

Tunable Current Rectification Through a Designer Graphene Nanoribbon

N. Friedrich, J. Li, I. Pozo, D. Peña, J.I. Pascual

Advanced Materials 2401955 (2024)

2023

Graphical abstract: Epitaxial Monolayers of the Magnetic 2D Semiconductor FeBr2 Grown on Au(111)

Epitaxial Monolayers of the Magnetic 2D Semiconductor FeBr2 Grown on Au(111)

S. Hadjadj, C. González-Orellana, J. Lawrence, D. Bikaljevic, M. Peña-Díaz, P. Gargiani, L. Aballe, J. Naumann, M. Niño, M. Foerster, S. Ruiz-Gómez, S. Thakur, I. Kumberg, J. Taylor, J. Hayes, J. Torres, C. Luo, F. Radu, D. de Oteyza, W. Kuch, J.I. Pascual, C. Rogero, M. Ilyn

Chemistry of Materials 35, 9847 (2023)

Graphical abstract: From Solution to Surface: Persistence of the Diradical Character of a Diindenoanthracene Derivative on a Metallic Substrate

From Solution to Surface: Persistence of the Diradical Character of a Diindenoanthracene Derivative on a Metallic Substrate

Jeremy Hieulle, Carlos Garcia Fdez, Niklas Friedrich, Alessio Vegliante, Sofia Sanz, Daniel Sánchez-Portal, Michael M. Haley, Juan Casado, Thomas Frederiksen, José Ignacio Pascual

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters 14, 11506 (2023)

Graphical abstract: Shaping Graphene Superconductivity with Nanometer Precision

Shaping Graphene Superconductivity with Nanometer Precision

E. Cortés del Rio, S. Trivini, J.I. Pascual, V. Cherkez, P. Mallet, J. Veuillen, J. Cuevas, I. Brihuega

Small 2308439 (2023)

Nature Communications

Detecting the spin-polarization of edge states in graphene nanoribbons

J. Brede, N. Merino-Díez, A. Berdonces-Layunta, S. Sanz, A. Domínguez-Celorrio, J. Lobo-Checa, M. Vilas-Varela, D. Peña, T. Frederiksen, J.I. Pascual, D. de Oteyza, D. Serrate

Nature Communications 14, 6677 (2023)

Graphical abstract: On-Surface Synthesis and Characterization of a High-Spin Aza-[5]-Triangulene

On-Surface Synthesis and Characterization of a High-Spin Aza-[5]-Triangulene

Manuel Vilas-Varela, Francisco Romero-Lara, Alessio Vegliante, Jan Patrick Calupitan, Adrian Martinez, Lorenz Meyer, Unai Uriarte-Amiano, Niklas Friedrich, Dongfei Wang, Natalia Koval, Maria Sandoval-Salinas, David Casanova, Martina Corso, Emilio Artacho, Diego Peña, Jose Ignacio Pascual

Angewandte Chemie-International Edition 62, 202307884 (2023)

Graphical abstract: Theory of a single magnetic impurity on a thin metal film in proximity to a superconductor

Theory of a single magnetic impurity on a thin metal film in proximity to a superconductor

Jon Ortuzar, Jose Ignacio Pascual, F. Sebastian Bergeret, Miguel A. Cazalilla

Physical Review B 108, 024511 (2023)

Physical Review Letters

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Cooper Pair Excitation Mediated by a Molecular Quantum Spin on a Superconducting Proximitized Gold Film

S. Trivini, J. Ortuzar, K. Vaxevani, J. Li, F. Bergeret, M. Cazalilla, J.I. Pascual

Physical Review Letters 130, 136004 (2023)

2022

Graphical abstract: Addressing Electron Spins Embedded in Metallic Graphene Nanoribbons

Addressing Electron Spins Embedded in Metallic Graphene Nanoribbons

Niklas Friedrich, Rodrigo E. Menchón, Iago Pozo, Jeremy Hieulle, Alessio Vegliante, Jingcheng Li, Daniel Sánchez-Portal, Diego Peña, Aran Garcia-Lekue, José Ignacio Pascual

ACS Nano 16, 14819 (2022)

Graphical abstract: Extending the Spin Excitation Lifetime of a Magnetic Molecule on a Proximitized Superconductor

Extending the Spin Excitation Lifetime of a Magnetic Molecule on a Proximitized Superconductor

Katerina Vaxevani, Jingcheng Li, Stefano Trivini, Jon Ortuzar, Danilo Longo, Dongfei Wang, Jose Ignacio Pascual

Nano Letters (2022)

Physical Review B

Yu-Shiba-Rusinov states in two-dimensional superconductors with arbitrary Fermi contours

J. Ortuzar, S. Trivini, M. Alvarado, M. Rouco, J. Zaldivar, A. Yeyati, J.I. Pascual, S. Bergeret

Physical Review B 105, 245403 (2022)

Graphical abstract: Aza-Triangulene: On-Surface Synthesis and Electronic and Magnetic Properties

Aza-Triangulene: On-Surface Synthesis and Electronic and Magnetic Properties

T. Wang, A. Berdonces-Layunta, N. Friedrich, M. Vilas-Varela, J. Calupitan, J.I. Pascual, D. Pena, D. Casanova, M. Corso, D. de Oteyza

Journal of the American Chemical Society 144, 4522 (2022)

2021

Graphical abstract: On-Surface Synthesis and Collective Spin Excitations of a Triangulene-Based Nanostar

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On-Surface Synthesis and Collective Spin Excitations of a Triangulene-Based Nanostar

J. Hieulle, S. Castro, N. Friedrich, A. Vegliante, F. Romero Lara, S. Sanz, D. Rey, M. Corso, T. Frederiksen, J.I. Pascual, D. Pena

Angewandte Chemie-International Edition 60, 25224 (2021)

Graphical abstract: Noncollinear Magnetic Order in Two-Dimensional NiBr2 Films Grown on Au(111)

Noncollinear Magnetic Order in Two-Dimensional NiBr2 Films Grown on Au(111)

D. Bikaljevic, C. Gonzalez-Orellana, M. Pena-Diaz, D. Steiner, J. Dreiser, P. Gargiani, M. Foerster, M. Angel Nino, L. Aballe, S. Ruiz-Gomez, N. Friedrich, J. Hieulle, Li Jingcheng, M. Ilyn, C. Rogero, J.I. Pascual

ACS Nano 15, 14985 (2021)

Nature Communications

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Topological phase transition in chiral graphene nanoribbons: from edge bands to end states

J. Li, S. Sanz, N. Merino-Diez, M. Vilas-Varela, A. Garcia-Lekue, M. Corso, D. de Oteyza, T. Frederiksen, D. Pena, J.I. Pascual

Nature Communications 12, 5538 (2021)

Graphical abstract: Metal-Organic Superlattices Induced by Long-Range Repulsive Interactions on a Metal Surface

Metal-Organic Superlattices Induced by Long-Range Repulsive Interactions on a Metal Surface

Z. Yang, C. Lotze, K. Franke, J.I. Pascual

Journal of Physical Chemistry C 125, 18494 (2021)

Physical Review Letters

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Coupled Yu-Shiba-Rusinov States Induced by a Many-Body Molecular Spin on a Superconductor

Carmen Rubio-Verdú, Javier Zaldívar, Rok Žitko, Jose Ignacio Pascual

Physical Review Letters 126, 017001 (2021)

2020

Physical Review Letters

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Magnetism of Topological Boundary States Induced by Boron Substitution in Graphene Nanoribbons

N. Friedrich, P. Brandimarte, J. Li, S. Saito, S. Yamaguchi, I. Pozo, D. Pena, T. Frederiksen, A. Garcia-Lekue, D. Sanchez-Portal, J.I. Pascual

Physical Review Letters 125, 146801 (2020)

Graphical abstract: Visualization of Multifractal Superconductivity in a Two-Dimensional Transition Metal Dichalcogenide in the Weak-Disorder Regime

Visualization of Multifractal Superconductivity in a Two-Dimensional Transition Metal Dichalcogenide in the Weak-Disorder Regime

C. Rubio-Verdu, A. Garcia-Garcia, H. Ryu, D. Choi, J. Zaldivar, S. Tang, B. Fan, Z. Shen, S. Mo, J.I. Pascual, M. Ugeda

Nano Letters 20, 5111 (2020)

Graphical abstract: Transferring Axial Molecular Chirality Through a Sequence of On-Surface Reactions

Transferring Axial Molecular Chirality Through a Sequence of On-Surface Reactions

N. Merino Díez, M.S.G. Mohammed, J. Castro-Esteban, L. Colazzo, A. Berdonces-Layunta, J. Lawrence, J.I. Pascual, D.G. de Oteyza, D. Peña

Chemical Science 11, 5441 (2020)

Physical Review Letters

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Uncovering the Triplet Ground State of Triangular Graphene Nanoflakes Engineered with Atomic Precision on a Metal Surface

J. Li, S. Sanz, J. Castro-Esteban, M. Vilas-Varela, N. Friedrich, T. Frederiksen, D. Peña, J.I. Pascual

Physical Review Letters 124, 177201 (2020)

Nature Communications

Vibron-assisted spin excitation in a magnetically anisotropic molecule

N. Bachellier, B. Verlhac, L. Garnier, J. Zaldívar, C. Rubio-Verdú, P. Abufager, M. Ormaza, D.-J. Choi, M.-L. Bocquet, J.I. Pascual, N. Lorente, L. Limot

Nature Communications 11, 1619 (2020)

Graphical abstract: Band Depopulation of Graphene Nanoribbons Induced by Chemical Gating with Amino Groups

Band Depopulation of Graphene Nanoribbons Induced by Chemical Gating with Amino Groups

J. Li, P. Brandimarte, M. Vilas-Varela, N. Merino-Diez, C. Moreno, A. Mugarza, J. Mollejo, D. Sanchez-Portal, D. de Oteyza, M. Corso, A. Garcia-Lekue, D. Pena, J.I. Pascual

ACS Nano 14, 1895 (2020)

2019

ChemPhysChem

Hierarchy in the Halogen Activation During Surface-Promoted Ullmann Coupling

N. Merino-Diez, A. Paz, J. Li, M. Vilas-Varela, J. Lawrence, M. Mohammed, A. Berdonces-Layunta, A. Barragan, J.I. Pascual, J. Lobo-Checa, D. Pena, D. de Oteyza

ChemPhysChem 20, 2305 (2019)

Graphical abstract: Switching the Spin on a Ni Trimer within a Metal-Organic Motif by Controlling the On-Top Bromine Atom

Switching the Spin on a Ni Trimer within a Metal-Organic Motif by Controlling the On-Top Bromine Atom

L. Xie, H. Lin, C. Zhang, J. Li, N. Merino-Diez, N. Friedrich, X. Bouju, Y. Li, J.I. Pascual, W. Xu

ACS Nano 13, 9936 (2019)

Nature Communications

Real space manifestations of coherent screening in atomic scale Kondo lattices

M. Moro-Lagares, R. Korytar, M. Piantek, R. Robles, N. Lorente, J.I. Pascual, M. Ricardo Ibarra, D. Serrate

Nature Communications 10, 2211 (2019)

Graphical abstract: Coexistence of Elastic Modulations in the Charge Density Wave State of 2H-NbSe2

Coexistence of Elastic Modulations in the Charge Density Wave State of 2H-NbSe2

B. Guster, C. Rubio-Verdu, R. Robles, J. Zaldivar, P. Dreher, M. Pruneda, J.A. Silva-Guillen, D. Choi, J.I. Pascual, M.M. Ugeda, P. Ordejon, E. Canadell

Nano Letters 19, 3027 (2019)

Graphical abstract: Electrically Addressing the Spin of a Magnetic Porphyrin through Covalently Connected Graphene Electrodes

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Electrically Addressing the Spin of a Magnetic Porphyrin through Covalently Connected Graphene Electrodes

Jingcheng Li, Niklas Friedrich, Nestor Merino-Díez, Dimas G. de Oteyza, Diego Peña, David Jacob, J.I. Pascual

Nano Letters 19, 3288 (2019)

Graphical abstract: Direct Imaging of the Induced-Fit Effect in Molecular Self-Assembly

Direct Imaging of the Induced-Fit Effect in Molecular Self-Assembly

Z. Yang, C. Lotze, M. Corso, S. Baum, K. Franke, J.I. Pascual

Small 15, 1804713 (2019)

Physical Review B

Strong-coupling charge density wave in a one-dimensional topological metal

P. Hofmann, M. Ugeda, A. Tamtogl, A. Ruckhofer, W. Ernst, G. Benedek, A. Martinez-Galera, A. Strozecka, J. Gomez-Rodriguez, E. Rienks, M. Jensen, I. Pascual, J. Wells

Physical Review B 99, 035438 (2019)

Graphical abstract: Spin localization and manipulation in graphene nanostructures

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Spin localization and manipulation in graphene nanostructures

Jingcheng Li, Sofía Sanz, Martina Corso, D.J. Choi, Diego Peña, Thomas Frederiksen, J.I. Pascual

Nature Communications 10, 200 (2019)

2018

Graphical abstract: Electronic Properties of Transferrable Atomically Thin MoSe2/h-BN Heterostructures Grown On Rh(111)

Electronic Properties of Transferrable Atomically Thin MoSe2/h-BN Heterostructures Grown On Rh(111)

Ming-Wei Chen, HoKwon Kim, Carlo Bernard, Michele Pizzochero, Javier Zaldivar Fernandez, Jose Ignacio Pascual, Miguel M. Ugeda, Oleg V. Yazyev, Thomas Greber, Jürg Osterwalder, Olivier Renault, Andras Kis

ACS Nano 12, 11161 (2018)

Graphical abstract: Combined Tip-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy and Scattering-Type Scanning Near-Field Optical Microscopy

Combined Tip-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy and Scattering-Type Scanning Near-Field Optical Microscopy

Patryk Kusch, Nieves Morquillas Azpiazu, Niclas Sven Mueller, Stefan Mastel, Jose Ignacio Pascual, Rainer Hillenbrand

Journal of Physical Chemistry C (2018)

Graphical abstract: Electronic Properties of Substitutionally Boron-Doped Graphene Nanoribbons on a Au(111) Surface

Electronic Properties of Substitutionally Boron-Doped Graphene Nanoribbons on a Au(111) Surface

Eduard Carbonell-Sanromà, Aran Garcia-Lekue, Martina Corso, Guillaume Vasseur, Pedro Brandimarte, Jorge Lobo-Checa, Dimas G. de Oteyza, Jingcheng Li, Shigeki Kawai, Shohei Saito, Shigehiro Yamaguchi, Jose Enrique Ortega, Daniel Sanchez-Portal, Jose Ignacio Pascual

Journal of Physical Chemistry C (2018)

Surface Science

Atomic-scale forces induced by a hydrogen molecule trapped in a tunneling junction

Eduard Carbonell-Sanromà, Martina Corso, Jingcheng Li, Antón X. Brión-Ríos, Daniel Sánchez-Portal, Jose Ignacio Pascual

Surface Science (2018)

Graphical abstract: Switching from Reactant to Substrate Engineering in the Selective Synthesis of Graphene Nanoribbons

Switching from Reactant to Substrate Engineering in the Selective Synthesis of Graphene Nanoribbons

N. Merino-Diez, J. Lobo-Checa, P. Nita, A. Garcia-Lekue, A. Basagni, G. Vasseur, F. Tisso, F. Sedona, P.K. Das, J. Fujii, I. Vobornik, M. Sambi, J.I. Pascual, J.E. Ortega, D.G. de Oteyza

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters 9, 2510 (2018)

Communications Physics

Orbital-selective spin excitation of a magnetic porphyrin

C. Rubio-Verdu, A. Sarasola, D. Choi, Z. Majzik, R. Ebeling, M. Calvo, M.M. Ugeda, A. Garcia-Lekue, D. Sanchez-Portal, J.I. Pascual

Communications Physics 1, 15 (2018)

Physical Review Letters

Influence of Magnetic Ordering between Cr Adatoms on the Yu-Shiba-Rusinov States of the beta-Bi2Pd Superconductor

D. Choi, C. Garcia Fernandez, E. Herrera, C. Rubio-Verdu, M. Ugeda, I. Guillamon, H. Suderow, J.I. Pascual, N. Lorente

Physical Review Letters 120, 167001 (2018)

Graphical abstract: Single magnetic adsorbates on s-wave superconductors

Single magnetic adsorbates on s-wave superconductors

B.W. Heinrich, J.I. Pascual, K.J. Franke

Progress in Surface Science 93, 1-19 (2018)

Science Advances

Survival of spin state in magnetic porphyrins contacted by graphene nanoribbons

Jingcheng Li, Nestor Merino-Díez, Eduard Carbonell-Sanromà, Manuel Vilas-Varela, Dimas G. de Oteyza, Diego Peña, Martina Corso, J.I. Pascual

Science Advances 4, eaaq0582 (2018)

Graphical abstract: On-Surface Route for Producing Planar Nanographenes with Azulene Moieties

On-Surface Route for Producing Planar Nanographenes with Azulene Moieties

Jeremy Hieulle, Eduard Carbonell-Sanromà, Manuel Vilas-Varela, Aran Garcia-Lekue, Enrique Guitián, Diego Peña, Jose Ignacio Pascual

Nano Letters 18, 418 (2018)

Graphical abstract: Unraveling the Electronic Structure of Narrow Atomically Precise Chiral Graphene Nanoribbons

Unraveling the Electronic Structure of Narrow Atomically Precise Chiral Graphene Nanoribbons

Néstor Merino-Díez, Jingcheng Li, Aran Garcia-Lekue, Guillaume Vasseur, Manuel Vilas-Varela, Eduard Carbonell-Sanromà, Martina Corso, J. Enrique Ortega, Diego Peña, Jose I. Pascual, Dimas G. de Oteyza

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters 9, 25 (2018)

2017

Graphical abstract: Width-Dependent Band Gap in Armchair Graphene Nanoribbons Reveals Fermi Level Pinning on Au(111)

Width-Dependent Band Gap in Armchair Graphene Nanoribbons Reveals Fermi Level Pinning on Au(111)

N. Merino-Diez, A. Garcia-Lekue, E. Carbonell-Sanroma, J. Li, M. Corso, L. Colazzo, F. Sedona, D. Sanchez-Portal, J.I. Pascual, D. de Oteyza

ACS Nano 11, 11661 (2017)

Graphical abstract: Doping of Graphene Nanoribbons via Functional Group Edge Modification

Doping of Graphene Nanoribbons via Functional Group Edge Modification

E. Carbonell, J. Hieulle, M. Vilas Varela, P. Brandimarte, M. Iraola, A. Barragan, J. Li, M. Abadia, M. Corso, D. Sanchez Portal, D. Peña, J.I. Pascual

ACS Nano 11, 7355 (2017)

Graphical abstract: Dual-scattering near-field microscope for correlative nanoimaging of SERS and electromagnetic hotspots

Dual-scattering near-field microscope for correlative nanoimaging of SERS and electromagnetic hotspots

P. Kusch, S. Mastel, N.S. Mueller, N. Morquillas, S. Hegg, R. Gorbachev, F. Schedin, U. Huebner, J.I. Pascual, S. Reich, R. Hillenbrand

Nano Letters 17, 2667 (2017)

Nature Communications

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Mapping the orbital structure of impurity bound states in a superconductor

D.J. Choi, C. Rubio, J. De Bruijckere, M.M. Ugeda, N. Lorente, J.I. Pascual

Nature Communications 8, 15175 (2017)

Graphical abstract: Quantum Dots Embedded in Graphene Nanoribbons by Chemical Substitution

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Quantum Dots Embedded in Graphene Nanoribbons by Chemical Substitution

Eduard Carbonell-Sanromà, Pedro Brandimarte, Richard Balog, Martina Corso, Shigeki Kawai, Aran Garcia-Lekue, Shohei Saito, Shigehiro Yamaguchi, Ernst Meyer, Daniel Sánchez-Portal, Jose Ignacio Pascual

Nano Letters 17, 50 (2017)

2016

Graphical abstract: Symmetry-Driven Band Gap Engineering in Hydrogen Functionalized Graphene

Symmetry-Driven Band Gap Engineering in Hydrogen Functionalized Graphene

Jakob H. Jørgensen, Antonija G. Čabo, Richard Balog, Line Kyhl, Michael N. Groves, Andrew Martin Cassidy, Albert Bruix, Marco Bianchi, Maciej Dendzik, Mohammad Alif Arman, Lutz Lammich, José Ignacio Pascual, Jan Knudsen, Bjørk Hammer, Philip Hofmann, Liv Hornekaer

ACS Nano 10, 10798 (2016)

Graphical abstract: Electronic States and Exciton Dynamics in Dicyanovinyl-Sexithiophene on Au(111)

Electronic States and Exciton Dynamics in Dicyanovinyl-Sexithiophene on Au(111)

L. Bogner, Z. Yang, S. Baum, M. Corso, R. Fitzner, P. Bauerle, K.J. Franke, J.I. Pascual, P. Tegeder

Journal of Physical Chemistry C 120, 27268 (2016)

Graphical abstract: Substrate-Independent Growth of Atomically Precise Chiral Graphene Nanoribbons

Substrate-Independent Growth of Atomically Precise Chiral Graphene Nanoribbons

Dimas G. Oteyza, A. Garcia Lekue, M. Villas Varela, N. Merino-Diez, E. Carbonell, M. Corso, G. Vasseur, C. Rogero, E. Guitián, J.I. Pascual, E. Ortega, Y. Wakayama, D. Peña

ACS Nano 10, 9000 (2016)

Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter

Spin-polarised edge states in atomic Mn chains supported on Cu2N/Cu(100)

Deung-Jang Choi, Roberto Robles, Jean-Pierre Gauyacq, Carmen Rubio-Verdú, Nicolás Lorente, José Ignacio Pascual

Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter 28, 23LT01 (2016)

2015

Graphical abstract: Magnetic anisotropy in Shiba bound states across a quantum phase transition

★ Selected

Magnetic anisotropy in Shiba bound states across a quantum phase transition

Nino Hatter, Benjamin W. Heinrich, Michael Ruby, Jose I. Pascual, Katharina J. Franke

Nature Communications 6, 8988 (2015)

Graphical abstract: Electronic structure and excited state dynamics in a dicyanovinyl-substituted oligothiophene on Au(111)

Electronic structure and excited state dynamics in a dicyanovinyl-substituted oligothiophene on Au(111)

Lea Bogner, Zechao Yang, M. Corso, Roland Fitzner, Peter Bäuerle, Katharina J. Franke, J.I. Pascual, Petra Tegeder

Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 17, 27118 (2015)

Graphical abstract: Charge Redistribution and Transport in Molecular Contacts

Charge Redistribution and Transport in Molecular Contacts

M. Corso, M. Ondracek, C. Lotze, P. Hapala, K.J. Franke, P. Jelinek, J.I. Pascual

Physical Review Letters 115, 136101 (2015)

Graphical abstract: Tuning the Magnetic Anisotropy of Single Molecules

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Tuning the Magnetic Anisotropy of Single Molecules

B.W. Heinrich, L. Braun, J.I. Pascual, K.J. Franke

Nano Letters 15, 4024 (2015)

Journal of Applied Physics

Molecular tilting and columnar stacking of Fe phthalocyanine thin films on Au(111)

F. Bartolome, O. Buñau, L.M. Garcia, C.R. Natoli, M. Piantek, J.I. Pascual, I.K. Schuller, T. Gredig, F. Wilhelm, A. Rogalev, J. Bartolomé

Journal of Applied Physics 117, 17A735 (2015)

Physical Review B

One-dimensional spin texture of Bi(441): Quantum spin Hall properties without a topological insulator

M. Bianchi, F. Song, S. Cooil, Å.F. Monsen, E. Wahlström, J.A. Miwa, E.D.L. Rienks, D.A. Evans, A. Strozecka, J.I. Pascual, M. Leandersson, T. Balasubramanian, Ph. Hofmann, J.W. Wells

Physical Review B 91, 165307 (2015)

Graphical abstract: Experimental Demonstration of a Two-Band Superconducting State for Lead Using Scanning Tunneling Spectroscopy

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Experimental Demonstration of a Two-Band Superconducting State for Lead Using Scanning Tunneling Spectroscopy

M. Ruby, B.W. Heinrich, J.I. Pascual, K.J. Franke

Physical Review Letters 114, 157001 (2015)

Graphical abstract: Diarylethene Molecules on a Ag(111) Surface: Stability and Electron-Induced Switching

Diarylethene Molecules on a Ag(111) Surface: Stability and Electron-Induced Switching

J. Wirth, N. Hatter, R. Drost, T.R. Umbach, S. Barja, M. Zastrow, K. Rück-Braun, J.I. Pascual, P. Saalfrank, K.J. Franke

Journal of Physical Chemistry C 119, 4874 (2015)

2014

Graphical abstract: Electroluminescence of copper nitride nanocrystals

Electroluminescence of copper nitride nanocrystals

Anna Strozecka, Jingcheng Li, Robin Schürmann, Gunnar Schulze, Martina Corso, Fabian Schulz, Christian Lotze, Sascha Sadewasser, Katharina J. Franke, Jose Ignacio Pascual

Physical Review B 90, 195420 (2014)

Graphical abstract: Orbital Redistribution in Molecular Nanostructures Mediated by Metal-Organic Bonds

Orbital Redistribution in Molecular Nanostructures Mediated by Metal-Organic Bonds

Zechao Yang, Martina Corso, Roberto Robles, Christian Lotze, Roland Fitzner, Elena Mena-Osteritz, Peter Bäuerle, Katharina J. Franke, Jose Ignacio Pascual

ACS Nano 8, 10715 (2014)

Graphical abstract: Manganese Phthalocyanine Derivatives Synthesized by On-Surface Cyclotetramerization

Manganese Phthalocyanine Derivatives Synthesized by On-Surface Cyclotetramerization

Marten Piantek, David Serrate, Maria Moro-Lagares, Pedro Algarabel, Jose Ignacio Pascual, Ricardo Ibarra

Journal of Physical Chemistry C 118, 17895 (2014)

Graphical abstract: Site-specific bonding of copper adatoms to pyridine end groups mediating two-dimensional coordination networks on metal surfaces

Site-specific bonding of copper adatoms to pyridine end groups mediating two-dimensional coordination networks on metal surfaces

T.R. Umbach, M. Bernien, C.F. Hermanns, L.L. Sun, H. Mohrmann, K.E. Hermann, A. Krueger, N. Krane, Z. Yang, F. Nickel, Y.-M. Chang, K.J. Franke, J.I. Pascual, W. Kuch

Physical Review B 89, 235409 (2014)

Graphical abstract: Enhanced Hydrogen Dissociation by Individual Co Atoms Supported on Ag(111)

Enhanced Hydrogen Dissociation by Individual Co Atoms Supported on Ag(111)

D. Serrate, M. Moro-Lagares, M. Piantek, J.I. Pascual, M. Ricardo Ibarra

Journal of Physical Chemistry C 118, 5827 (2014)

2013

Graphical abstract: Protection of excited spin states by a superconducting energy gap

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Protection of excited spin states by a superconducting energy gap

B.W. Heinrich, L. Braun, J.I. Pascual, K.J. Franke

Nature Physics 9, 765 (2013)

Graphical abstract: Change of the magnetic coupling of a metal-organic complex with the substrate by a stepwise ligand reaction

Change of the magnetic coupling of a metal-organic complex with the substrate by a stepwise ligand reaction

B.W. Heinrich, G. Ahmadi, V.L. Müller, L. Braun, J.I. Pascual, K.J. Franke

Nano Letters 13, 4840 (2013)

Graphical abstract: Atypical charge redistribution over a charge-transfer monolayer on a metal

Atypical charge redistribution over a charge-transfer monolayer on a metal

T.R. Umbach, I. Fernandez-Torrente, M. Ruby, F. Schulz, C. Lotze, R. Rurali, M. Persson, J.I. Pascual, K.J. Franke

New Journal of Physics 15, 083048 (2013)

Graphical abstract: Microscopic resolution of the interplay of Kondo screening and superconducting pairing: Mn-phthalocyanine molecules adsorbed on superconducting Pb(111)

Microscopic resolution of the interplay of Kondo screening and superconducting pairing: Mn-phthalocyanine molecules adsorbed on superconducting Pb(111)

J. Bauer, J.I. Pascual, K.J. Franke

Physical Review B 87, 075125 (2013)

Graphical abstract: Charged and metallic molecular monolayers through surface-induced aromatic stabilization

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Charged and metallic molecular monolayers through surface-induced aromatic stabilization

G. Heimel, S. Duhm, I. Salzmann, A. Gerlach, A. Strozecka, J. Niederhausen, C. Bürker, T. Hosokai, I. Fernandez-Torrente, G. Schulze, S. Winkler, A. Wilke, R. Schlesinger, J. Frisch, B. Bröker, A. Vollmer, B. Detlefs, J. Pflaum, S. Kera, K.J. Franke, N. Ueno, J.I. Pascual, F. Schreiber, N. Koch

Nature Chemistry 5, 187 (2013)

2012

Graphical abstract: Ferromagnetic Coupling of Mononuclear Fe Centers in a Self-Assembled Metal-Organic Network on Au(111)

Ferromagnetic Coupling of Mononuclear Fe Centers in a Self-Assembled Metal-Organic Network on Au(111)

T.R. Umbach, M. Bernien, C.F. Hermanns, A. Krüger, V. Sessi, I. Fernandez-Torrente, P. Stoll, J.I. Pascual, K.J. Franke, W. Kuch

Physical Review Letters 109, 267207 (2012)

Graphical abstract: Driving a macroscopic oscillator by the stochastic motion of a hydrogen molecule

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Driving a macroscopic oscillator by the stochastic motion of a hydrogen molecule

Christian Lotze, Martina Corso, Katharina J. Franke, Felix von Oppen, Jose Ignacio Pascual

Science 338, 779 (2012)

New Journal of Physics

Unconventional spin texture of a topologically nontrivial semimetal Sb(110)

A. Strózecka, A. Eiguren, M. Bianchi, D. Guan, C.H. Voetmann, S. Bao, Ph. Hofmann, J.I. Pascual

New Journal of Physics 14, 103026 (2012)

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