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Substrate-induced strain in molybdenum disulfide grown by aerosol-assisted chemical vapor deposition (2024)
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Adams, L. J., Matthews, P. D., Morbec, J. M., & Balakrishnan, N. (in press). Substrate-induced strain in molybdenum disulfide grown by aerosol-assisted chemical vapor deposition. Nanotechnology, 35(39), Article 395602. https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6528/ad5dc1

Transition metal dichalcogenides have been extensively studied in recent years because of their fascinating optical, electrical, and catalytic properties. However, low-cost, scalable production remains a challenge. Aerosol-assisted chemical vapor dep... Read More about Substrate-induced strain in molybdenum disulfide grown by aerosol-assisted chemical vapor deposition.

Effect of molecular rotation and concentration on the adsorption of pentacene molecules on two-dimensional monolayer transition metal dichalcogenides (2024)
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Black, E., & Morbec, J. M. (2024). Effect of molecular rotation and concentration on the adsorption of pentacene molecules on two-dimensional monolayer transition metal dichalcogenides. Electronic Structure, 6(2), Article 025008. https://doi.org/10.1088/2516-1075/ad5945

Heterostructures composed of pentacene (PEN) molecules and transition metal dichalchogenides (TMDs) are promising materials for small, flexible and lightweight photovoltaic devices and various other optoelectronic applications. The effects of changin... Read More about Effect of molecular rotation and concentration on the adsorption of pentacene molecules on two-dimensional monolayer transition metal dichalcogenides.

Interaction between pentacene molecules and monolayer transition metal dichalcogenides (2023)
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Black, E., Kratzer, P., & Morbec, J. M. (2023). Interaction between pentacene molecules and monolayer transition metal dichalcogenides. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 25(43), 29444-29450. https://doi.org/10.1039/d3cp01895d

Using first-principles calculations based on density-functional theory, we investigated the adsorption of pentacene molecules on monolayer two-dimensional transition metal dichalcogenides (TMD). We considered the four most popular TMDs, namely, MoS2,... Read More about Interaction between pentacene molecules and monolayer transition metal dichalcogenides.

A comprehensive study on the processing of Co:ZnO nanostructured ceramics: Defect chemistry engineering and grain growth kinetics (2022)
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da Silva, R., Morbec, J., Rahman, G., & de Carvalho, H. (2022). A comprehensive study on the processing of Co:ZnO nanostructured ceramics: Defect chemistry engineering and grain growth kinetics. Journal of Materials Science and Technology, 221-232. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmst.2022.07.038

In this report, we present a systematic study on the preparation of Co:ZnO ceramics via a standard solid-state route from different Co precursors (Co3O4, CoO, and metallic Co) and atmospheres (O2 and Ar). Particular emphasis is given to defect chemis... Read More about A comprehensive study on the processing of Co:ZnO nanostructured ceramics: Defect chemistry engineering and grain growth kinetics.

Defect induced room temperature ferromagnetism in high quality Co-doped ZnO bulk samples (2021)
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de Godoy, M., Gratens, X., Chitta, V., Mesquita, A., de Lima Jr., M., Cantarero, A., Rahman, G., Morbec, J., & de Carvalho, H. (2021). Defect induced room temperature ferromagnetism in high quality Co-doped ZnO bulk samples. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 157772 - 157772. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2020.157772

The nature of the often reported room temperature ferromagnetism in transition metal doped oxides is still a matter of huge debate. Herein we report on room temperature ferromagnetism in high quality Co-doped ZnO (Zn1-xCoxO) bulk samples synthesized... Read More about Defect induced room temperature ferromagnetism in high quality Co-doped ZnO bulk samples.

Chemisorption and Physisorption at the Metal/Organic Interface: Bond Energies of Naphthalene and Azulene on Coinage Metal Surfaces (2020)
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Kachel, S. R., Klein, B. P., Morbec, J. M., Schöniger, M., Hutter, M., Schmid, M., Kratzer, P., Meyer, B., Tonner, R., & Michael Gottfried, J. (2020). Chemisorption and Physisorption at the Metal/Organic Interface: Bond Energies of Naphthalene and Azulene on Coinage Metal Surfaces. Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 8257 - 8268. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.0c00915

Organic/inorganic hybrid interfaces play a prominent role in organic (opto)electronics, heterogeneous catalysis, sensors, and other current fields of technology. The performance of the related devices and processes depends critically on the nature an... Read More about Chemisorption and Physisorption at the Metal/Organic Interface: Bond Energies of Naphthalene and Azulene on Coinage Metal Surfaces.

Molybdenum Disulfide Nanoflakes Grown by Chemical Vapor Deposition on Graphite: Nucleation, Orientation, and Charge Transfer (2020)
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Pollmann, E., Morbec, J. M., Madauss, L., Broeckers, L., Kratzer, P., & Schleberger, M. (2020). Molybdenum Disulfide Nanoflakes Grown by Chemical Vapor Deposition on Graphite: Nucleation, Orientation, and Charge Transfer. Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 124(4), 2689-2697. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.9b10120

Two-dimensional molybdenum disulfide on graphene grown by chemical vapor deposition is a promising van der Waals system for applications in optoelectronics and catalysis. To extend the fundamental understanding of growth and intrinsic properties of m... Read More about Molybdenum Disulfide Nanoflakes Grown by Chemical Vapor Deposition on Graphite: Nucleation, Orientation, and Charge Transfer.

Surface structural phase transition induced by the formation of metal–organic networks on the Si(111)-v7×v3-In surface (2019)
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Suzuki, T., Lawrence, J., Morbec, J., Kratzer, P., & Costantini, G. (2019). Surface structural phase transition induced by the formation of metal–organic networks on the Si(111)-v7×v3-In surface. Nanoscale, 21790-21798. https://doi.org/10.1039/C9NR07074E

We studied the adsorption of 7,7,8,8-tetracyanoquinodimethane (TCNQ) on the Si(111)v7×v3 In surface, a known surface superconductor. Scanning tunneling microscopy shows the development of a surface-confined metal–organic network (SMON) where TCNQ mol... Read More about Surface structural phase transition induced by the formation of metal–organic networks on the Si(111)-v7×v3-In surface.

The Molecule-Metal Bond of Alternant versus Nonalternant Aromatic Systems on Coinage Metal Surfaces: Naphthalene versus Azulene on Ag(111) and Cu(111) (2019)
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Klein, B. P., Morbec, J. M., Franke, M., Greulich, K. K., Sachs, M., Parhizkar, S., Bocquet, F. C., Schmid, M., Hall, S. J., Maurer, R. J., Meyer, B., Tonner, R., Kumpf, C., Kratzer, P., & Michael Gottfried, J. (2019). The Molecule-Metal Bond of Alternant versus Nonalternant Aromatic Systems on Coinage Metal Surfaces: Naphthalene versus Azulene on Ag(111) and Cu(111). Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 29219-29230. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.9b08824

Interfaces between polycyclic p-electron systems and metals play prominent roles in organic or graphene-based (opto)electronic devices, in which performance-related parameters depend critically on the properties of metal/semiconductor contacts. Here,... Read More about The Molecule-Metal Bond of Alternant versus Nonalternant Aromatic Systems on Coinage Metal Surfaces: Naphthalene versus Azulene on Ag(111) and Cu(111).

Single-atom vacancy in monolayer phosphorene: A comprehensive study of stability and magnetism under applied strain (2018)
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Abreu Da Silva Morbec, J. M., Rahman, G., & Kratzer, P. (2018). Single-atom vacancy in monolayer phosphorene: A comprehensive study of stability and magnetism under applied strain. Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, 546 -553. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmmm.2018.06.016

Using first-principles calculations based on density-functional theory we systematically investigate the effect of applied strain on the stability and on the electronic and magnetic properties of monolayer phosphorene with single-atom vacancy. We con... Read More about Single-atom vacancy in monolayer phosphorene: A comprehensive study of stability and magnetism under applied strain.