Loss of bistability is the main reason why azobenzene cannot be switched between conformations when adsorbed on a surface

The diazaperopyrenium cation can undergo both heterophilic and homophilic recognition processes

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The ionization energies of complexes between a rare-earth metal (Yb) and ammonia were measured for the first time

The first ordered Si nanocrystal arrays may provide a new platform to study and tailor the light-emitting properties of silicon

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The most-accessed chemistry articles from ChemPubSoc Europe and GDCh journals for October 2012

Little is known about the chemistry of water on stepped surfaces, although it plays a central role in many catalytic surface reactions

Niels Bohr proposed the model of atomic structure that is still used today

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