Angewandte Phys Chemie

2024

S. Kumaran, B. Karsten, M. Zharnikov and Yi Tai,

Dual function metal oxide interlayer as oxygen-defects inhibitor and gate-leakage suppressor for hysteresis-free, solution-processed top-gated IGZO TFT,

ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, submitted.
P. Kirsch, J. M. Dlugosch, T. Kamiyama, H. Seim, S. Resch, F. Voges, I. Lieberman, Y. Liu, M. Zharnikov and M. Tornow,

Restricting conformational space: A new blueprint for electrically switchable self-assembled monolayers,

Small, submitted.
H. T. Dao, V. H. Hoa, M. Mai, S. Sidra, M. Zharnikov and Do H. Kim,

Dual efficiency enhancement in overall water splitting with defect-rich and Ru atom-doped NiFe LDH nanosheets on NiCo₂O₄ nanowires,

Chem. Eng. J., submitted.
W. Azzam, A. Subaihi, M. Rohwerder, A. Bashir, A. Terfort and M. Zharnikov,

Odd-even effects in aryl-substituted alkanethiolate SAMs: Nonsymmetrical attachment of aryl unit and its impact on the SAM structure,

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., in press.
P. Cyganik, A. Terfort, and M. Zharnikov,

Odd-even effects in the structure and properies of aryl-substituted aliphatic self-assembled monolayers,

Nano Res., in press.
R. K. Parashar, P. Jash, M. Zharnikov and P. C. Mondal,

MMetal-organic frameworks in semiconductor devices,

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. e202317413 (2024).

2023

Z. Zhao, M. Zharnikov,

Gold nanoparticle loaded porous poly(ethylene glycol) nanosheets for electrochemical detection of H₂O₂,

Nanomaterials 13, 3137 (2023).
S. Soni, I. Werner, M. Aidi, M. Moors, M. Zharnikov, R. W. A. Havenith, K. Yu. Monakhov, and R. C. Chiechi,

Metal-ligand interactions control tunneling properties of robust heterojunctions comprising polyoxovanadate-lanthanide-phthalocyanine ensembles,

ACS Appl. Nano Mater. 6, 22643-22650 (2023).
Y. Liu, S. Sanjayan, Y. Shoji, T. Fukushima, and M. Zharnikov,

Appearance of different conductance states in monomolecular films of ferrocene-decorated triptycene-based tripods,

J. Phys. Chem. C 127, 24458−24466 (2023).
M. Wróbel, D. M. Cegiełka, A. Asyuda, K. Kozieł, M. Zharnikov, and P. Cyganik,

N-heterocyclic carbenes - the design concept for densely packed and thermally ultra-stable aromatic self-assembled monolayers,

Nano Today 53, 102024 (2023).
Z. Zhao and M. Zharnikov,

Exploiting epoxy-rich poly(ethylene glycol) film for highly selective ssDNA sensing via electrochemical impedance spectroscopy,

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 25, 26538–26548 (2023).
Z. Zhao, T. Fukushima, and M. Zharnikov,

Electron-induced modification of triptycene self-assembled monolayer in context of lithography and nanofabrication,

J. Phys. Chem. C 127, 31, 15582–15590 (2023).
Y. Liu, S. Notz, H. Lang, and M. Zharnikov,

Pyrene-terminated self-assembled monolayers on Au substrate: Molecular organization and charge transport properties,

J. Phys. Chem. C 127, 19290−19300 (2023).
M.-T. Liu, C.-Yu Chi, M. Zharnikov, and Y. Tai,

Selective and non-selective modification of electrodes in organic thin film transistors by self-assembling monolayers,

J. Mater. Chem. C 11, 9002–9013 (2023).
D. M. Cegiełka, K. Kozieł, M. Zharnikov, and P. Cyganik,

Molecular engineering of technologically relevant surfaces - Carboxylic acids on naturally oxidized aluminum,

Appl. Surf. Sci. 636, 157798 (2023).
C. Fischer, S. Das, Q. Zhang, Y. Liu, L. Weinhardt, D. O’Hagan, M. Zharnikov, and A. Terfort,

Self-assembled monolayers of all-cis-pentafluorocyclohexyl-substituted alkanethiolates on Au (111),

Nano Res. 16, 11030−11041 (2023).
P. Guo, L. Singer, Z. Zhao, W. Kukułka, F. Sebastian, E. Mijowska, M. Zharnikov, P. Comba, and R. Klingeler,

A facile method for the preparation of carbon-coated metal oxides and disulfides for high-performance lithium ion batteries,

Electrochim. Acta 459, 142540 (2023).
M. Zharnikov,

Near-edge X-ray absorption fine structure spectroscopy in studies of self-assembled monomolecular films,

J. Electron Spectrosc. Relat. Phenom. 264, 147322 (2023).
S. Balser, Z. Zhao, M. Zharnikov, and A. Terfort,

Effect of the crosslinking agent on the biorepulsive and mechanical properties of polyglycerol membranes.

Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces 225, 113271 (2023).
L. Singer, W. Kukulka, E. Thauer, N. Gräßler, A. Asyuda, M. Zharnikov, E. Mijowska, R. Klingeler,

Ultra-small Fe₃O₄ nanoparticles on hollow carbon spheres: A high-performance anode material for electrochemical energy storage,

Electrochim. Acta 448, 142155 (2023).
S. Das, F. Ishiwari, Y. Shoji, T. Fukushima, and M. Zharnikov,

Triptycene-based self-assembled monolayer as template for successive click reaction,

J. Phys. Chem. C 127, 5178-5185 (2023).
Y. Liu, M. Zeplichal, S. Katzbach, A. Wiesner, S. Das, A. Terfort, and M. Zharnikov,

Aromatic self-assembled monolayers with pentafluoro-λ⁶-sulfanyl (-SF₅) termination: Molecular organization and charge transport properties,

Nano Res. 16, 7991−8002 (2023).
R. Gupta, A. Bayat, A. Pritam, J. A. Fereiro, M. Zharnikov, and P. C. Mondal,

Nanoscale molecular rectifiers,

Nat. Rev. Chem. 7, 106–122 (2023).
Z. Zhao, S. Das, and M. Zharnikov,

Fabrication and characterization of poly(ethylene glycol)-fullerene composite films and free-standing membranes,

ACS Appl. Nano Mater. 6, 2151-2161 (2023).
L. Tesi, F. Stemmler, M. Winkler, S. S. Y. Liu, S. Das, M. Zharnikov, S. Ludwigs and J. van Slageren,

Modular approach to creating functionalized surface arrays of molecular qubits,

Adv. Mater. 2208998 (2023).
S. Das, F. Ishiwari, Y. Shoji, T. Fukushima, and M. Zharnikov,

Triptycene-based tripodal self-assembled monolayer on indium tin oxide,

J. Phys. Chem. C 127, 2088–2097 (2023).
A. Wiesner, S. Katzbach, D. Bebej, M. Dettenhöfer, M. Zharnikov, and A. Terfort,

The 3,4-dimethoxybenzyl group as solubilizing protective group for the in situ deprotection/deposition of extended aromatic thiolate monolayers,

Nano Res. 16, 1695−1702 (2023).

2022

F. Meyer, D. Hauschild, A. Benkert, M. Blum, W. Yang, F. Reinert, C. Heske, M. Zharnikov, and L. Weinhardt,

Resonant inelastic soft X-ray scattering and X-ray emission spectroscopy of solid proline and proline solutions,

J. Phys. Chem. B 126, 10185-10193 (2022).
Y. Liu, S. Katzbach, A. Asyuda, S. Das, A. Terfort, and M. Zharnikov,

Effect of substitution on the charge transport properties of oligophenylenethiolate self-assembled monolayers

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 24, 27693–27704 (2022).
Y. Liu, E. Zojer, and M. Zharnikov,

Sweep-character-dependent switching of the conductance state in ferrocene-substituted thiofluorene self-assembled monolayers

ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 14, 52499−52507 (2022).
S. Das, Z. Zhao, A. Terfort, and M. Zharnikov,

Probing matrix effects in the course of electron transfer across a self-assembled monolayer

J. Phys. Chem. C 126, 17415-17423 (2022).
Z. Zhao, S. Das, and M. Zharnikov,

Rational design of porous poly(ethylene glycol) films as a matrix for ssDNA immobilization and hybridization,

Bioengineering, 9, 414 (2022).
W. Azzam, A. Subaihi, M. Rohwerder, M. Zharnikov, and A. Bashir,

Polymorphism and building-block-resolved STM imaging of self-assembled monolayers of 4-fluorobenzenemethanethiol on Au(111),

ChemPhysChem, e202200347 (2022).
E. Zojer, A. Terfort, and M. Zharnikov,

Concept of embedded dipoles as versatile tool for surface engineering,

Acc. Chem. Res.55, 1857–1867 (2022).
A. Asyuda, S. Das, H. Lang, E. Zojer, and M. Zharnikov,

Bias-triggered conductivity switching and high effective rectification in metallocene-based molecular junctions

Adv. Electron. Mater. 2200296 (2022)
Z. Zhao and M. Zharnikov,

Elastic properties of poly(ethylene glycol) manomembranes and respective implications

Membranes 12, 509 (2022)
Z. Zhao, S. Das, and M. Zharnikov,

Tuning the properties of poly(ethylene glycol) films and membranes by molecular weight of the precursors,

ACS Appl. Polymer Mater., 4, 645−653 (2022).
Po-J. Hsu, A. Tedla, M. Zharnikov, and Y. Tai,

Dual interfacial modifications of an organic solar cell by self-assembled monolayers,

J. Photochem. Photobiology A: Chem., 422, 113554 (2022).

2021

J. Kuhlmann, S. Liu, K. Dirnberger, M. Zharnikov, and S. Ludwigs,

Electrochemical characterization of redox probes confined in 3D conducting polymer networks

Chem. Eur. J. 27, 17255–17263 (2021).
A. Asyuda, S. Das, and M. Zharnikov,

Thermal stability of alkanethiolate and aromatic thiolate self-assembled monolayers on Au(111): An X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy study,

J. Phys. Chem. C, 125, 21754-21763 (2021).
M. Werr, E. Kaifer, M. Enders, A. Asyuda, M. Zharnikov, and H.-J. Himmel,

A copper(I) complex with two unpaired electrons, synthesised by oxidation of a copper(II) complex with two redox-active ligands,

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 60, 23451–23462 (2021).
S. Das, A. Asyuda, Y. Shoji, A. Kosaka, T. Fukushima, and M. Zharnikov,

Cyano-substituted triptycene-based monolayers on Au(111): Tripodal adsorption, dipole engineering, and charge transfer,

J. Phys. Chem. C, 125, 18968-18978 (2021).
Ya-H. Liang, M. Zharnikov, and Y. Tai,

Reduction of leakage current in amorphous oxide-semiconductor top-gated thin film transistors by interface engineering with dipolar self-assembled monolayers,

Appl. Surf. Sci., 569, 151029 (2021).
S. Das, G. Nascimbeni, R. O. de la Morena, F. Ishiwari, Y. Shoji, T. Fukushima, M. Buck, E. Zojer, and M. Zharnikov,

Porous honeycomb self-assembled monolayers: Tripodal adsorption and hidden chirality of carboxylate anchored triptycenes on Ag,

ACS Nano 15, 11168-11179 (2021).
Z. Zhao, R. Yan, and M. Zharnikov,

The effect of ultraviolet light on biorepulsive hydrogel poly(ethylene glycol) films,

ACS Appl. Polymer Mater. 3, 3446−3454 (2021).
E. Thauer, G. S. Zakharova, E. I. Andreikov, V. Adam, S. A. Wegener, J.-H. Nölke, L. Singer, A. Ottmann, A. Asyuda, M. Zharnikov, D. M. Kiselkov, Q. Zhu, I. S. Puzyrev, N. V. Podval'naya, R. Klingeler,

Novel synthesis and electrochemical investigations of ZnO/C composites for lithium-ion batteries,

J. Mater. Sci. 56, 13227–13242 (2021)
Terfort and M. Zharnikov,

Electron-irradiation promoted exchange reaction as a tool for surface engineering and chemical lithography,

Adv. Mater. Interfaces 2100148 (2021)
S. Settele, F. J. Berger, S. Lindenthal, S. Zhao, A. Ali El Yumin, N. F. Zorn, A. Asyuda, M. Zharnikov, A. Högele and J. Zaumseil,

Synthetic control over the binding configuration of luminescent sp3-defects in single-walled carbon nanotubes,

Nat. Commun. 12:2119 (2021)
C.-Yu Chi, H.-T. Lien, J.-W. Chen, C.-H. Chen, C.-C. Chu, G.-C. Liang, M. Zharnikov, and Y. Tai,

Organic tandem solar cells with Janus-engineered interconnecting layer,

Appl. Surf. Sci. 552, 149456 (2021).
P. Feulner and M.Zharnikov,

High-resolution X-ray absorption spectroscopy of alkanethiolate self-assembled monolayers on Au(111) and Ag(111),

J. Electron Spectrosc. Relat. Phenom. 248, 147057 (2021).
J. Gotthardt, S. Schneider, M. Brohmann, S. Leingang, E. Sauter, M. Zharnikov, H.-J. Himmel, and J. Zaumseil,

Molecular n-doping of large- and small-diameter carbon nanotube field-effect transistors with tetrakis(tetramethylguanidino)benzene,

ACS Appl. Electron. Mater. 3, 804-812 (2021).
R. Yan, A. Terfort, and M. Zharnikov,

Modification of alkanethiolate self-assembled monolayers by ultraviolet light: The effect of the wavelength,

J. Phys. Chem. C, 125, 3, 1855-1864 (2021).
J. Liu, S. Heidrich, J. Liu, B. Guo, M. Zharnikov, U. Simon, W. Wenzel, and C. Wöll,

Encapsulation of Au55 clusters within surface-anchored metal-organic frameworks via liquid phase epitaxy,

ACS Appl. Nano Mater. 4, 522-528 (2021).
M. Wróbel, T. Żaba, E. Sauter, M. Krawiec, J. Sobczuk, A. Terfort, M. Zharnikov, and P. Cyganik,

Thermally stable and highly conductive SAMs on Ag substrate – the impact of the anchoring group,

Adv. Electron. Mater., 2000947 (2021).

2020

E. Sauter, A. Terfort, and M. Zharnikov

Pronounced solvent effect on the composition of binary self-assembled monolayers with embedded dipole moments

J. Phys. Chem. C 124, 52, 28596-28604 (2020).
M. Zharnikov,

Femtosecond charge transfer dynamics in monomolecular films in the context of molecular electronics,

Acc. Chem. Res., 53, 2975−2984 (2020).
A. Asyuda, A. Wiesner, X. Wan, A. Terfort, and M. Zharnikov,

Charge transport properties of single-component and binary aromatic self-assembled monolayers with methyl and trifluoromethyl tail groups,

J. Phys. Chem. C, 124, 24837–24848 (2020).
A. Asyuda, R. O. de la Morena, E. Sauter, K. Turner, K. McDonald, M. Buck, and M. Zharnikov,

Electron induced modification of self-assembled monolayers of aromatic carboxylic acids,

J. Phys. Chem. C, 124, 25107−25120 (2020).
Y. Liu, L. Ornago, M. Carlotti, Y. Ai, M. El Abbassi, S. Soni, A. Asyuda, M. Zharnikov, H. van der Zant, and R. Chiechi,

Intermolecular effects on tunneling through acenes in large-area and single-molecule junctions,

J. Phys. Chem. C 124, 22776-22783 (2020).
P. Werner, T. Wächter, A. Asyuda, A. Wiesner, M. Kind, M. Bolte, L. Weinhardt, A. Terfort, and M. Zharnikov,

Electron transfer dynamics and structural effects in benzonitrile monolayers with tuned dipole moments by differently positioned fluorine atoms,

ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 12, 39859-39869 (2020).
W. Azzam, A. Al-Rashdi, A. Subaihi, M. Rohwerder, M. Zharnikov, and A. Bashir,

Annealing effect for self-assembled monolayers formed from terphenylethanethiol on Au(111),

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 22, 13580-13591 (2020).
S. Soni, G. Ye, J. Zheng, Y. Zhang, A. Asyuda, M. Zharnikov, W. Hong, and R. C. Chiechi,

Understanding role of parallel pathways via in situ switching of quantum interference in molecular tunneling junctions,

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 59, 14308–14312 (2020).
V. Rohnacher, F. S. Benneckendorf, M. Münch, E. Sauter, A. Asyuda, M.-M. Barf, J.-N. Tisserant, S. Hillebrandt, F. Rominger, D. Jänsch, J. Freudenberg, W. Kowalsky, W. Jaegermann, U. Bunz, A. Pucci, M. Zharnikov, and K. Müllen,

Functionalized tetrapodal diazatriptycenes for electrostatic dipole engineering in n-type organic thin film transistors,

Adv. Mater. Technolog., 2000300 (2020).
A. Asyuda, X. Wan, and M. Zharnikov,

Binary aromatic self-assembled monolayers: Electrostatic properties and charge tunneling rate across the molecular framework,

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 22, 10957 - 10967 (2020).
A. Asyuda, M. Gärtner, X. Wan, I. Burkhart, T. Saßmannshausen, A. Terfort, and M. Zharnikov,

Self-assembled monolayers with embedded dipole moments for work function engineering of oxide substrates,

J. Phys. Chem. C, 124, 8775−8785 (2020).
M. Sayin, A. Nefedov, and M. Zharnikov,

Interaction of water with oligo(ethylene glycol) terminated monolayers: Wetting versus hydration,

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 22, 8088 - 8095 (2020).
R. O. de la Morena, A. Asyuda, H. Lu, H. Aitchison, K. Turner, S. M. Francis, M. Zharnikov and M. Buck,

Shape controlled assembly of carboxylic acids: formation of a binary monolayer by intercalation into molecular nanotunnels,

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 22, 4205-4215 (2020).
X. Wan, I. Lieberman, A. Asyuda, S. Resch, H. Seim, P. Kirsch, and M. Zharnikov,

Thermal stability of phosphonic acid self-assembled monolayers on alumina substrates,

J. Phys. Chem. C, 124, 2531-2542 (2020).
F. S. Benneckendorf, V. Rohnacher, E. Sauter, S. Hillebrandt, M. Münch, C. Wang, S. Casalini, K. Ihrig, S. Beck, D. Jänsch, J. Freudenberg, W. Jaegermann, P. Samorì , A. Pucci, U. H. F. Bunz, M. Zharnikov and K. Müllen,

A tetrapodal diazatriptycene enforces orthogonal orientation in self-assembled monolayers,

ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 12, 6565−6572 (2020).
M. Gärtner, E. Sauter, G. Nascimbeni, A. Wiesner, M. Kind, P. Werner, C. Schuch, T. Abu-Husein, A. Asyuda, J. W. Bats, M. Bolte, E. Zojer, A. Terfort and M. Zharnikov,

Self-assembled monolayers with distributed dipole moments originating from bipyrimidine units,

J. Phys. Chem. C, 124, 504-519 (2020).

2019

M. Schmid, X. Wan, A. Asyuda and M. Zharnikov,

Modification of self-assembled monolayers by electron irradiation: The effect of primary energy (10 - 500 eV),

J. Phys. Chem. C, 123, 28301−28309 (2019).
E. Sauter, G. Nascimbeni, D. Trefz, S. Ludwigs, E. Zojer, F. von Wrochem, and M. Zharnikov,

Dithiocarbamate anchoring group as flexible platform for interface engineering,

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 21, 22511−22525 (2019).
C. Partes, E. Sauter, M. Gärtner, M. Kind, A. Asyuda, M. Bolte, M. Zharnikov, and A. Terfort,

Reestablishing odd-even effects in anthracene-derived monolayers by introduction of a pseudo-C2v symmetry,

J. Phys. Chem. C 123, 20362−20372 (2019)
L. Weinhardt, A. Benkert, F. Meyer, M. Blum, D. Hauschild, R.G. Wilks, M. Bär, W. Yang, M. Zharnikov, F. Reinert, and C. Heske,

Local electronic structure of the peptide bond probed by resonant inelastic soft x-ray scattering,

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 21, 13207-13214 (2019).
X. Chen, H. V. Annadata, B. Kretz, M. Zharnikov, D. A. Egger, and C. A. Nijhuis,

The interplay of collective electrostatic effects and level alignment dictates the tunneling rates across halogenated aromatic monolayer junctions,

J. Phys. Chem. Lett 10, 4142−4147 (2019).
M. Carlotti, S. Soni, X. Qiu, Y. Ai, E. Sauter, M. Zharnikov, and R. C. Chiechi, ,

Systematic Experimental Study of Quantum Interference Effects in Anthraquinoid Molecular Wires,

Nanoscale Advances, 1, 2018–2028 (2019).
S. Schuster, M. Füser, A. Asyuda, P. Cyganik, A. Terfort, and M. Zharnikov

Photoisomerization of azobenzene-substituted alkanethiolates on Au(111) substrates in context of work function variation,

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 21, 9098 - 9105 (2019).
F. Ishiwari, G. Nascimbeni, E. Sauter, H. Tago, Y. Shoji, S. Fujii, M. Kiguchi, T. Tada, M. Zharnikov, E. Zojer, and T. Fukushima,

Triptycene tripods for the formation of highly uniform and densely packed self-assembled monolayers with controlled molecular orientation,

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 141, 5995–6005 (2019)
P. C. Mondal, V. Singh, Y. L. Jeyachandran, and M. Zharnikov,

Opto-electroactive amino- and pyridyl-terminated monolayers of RuII-terpyridyl complexes and their usage as Hg2+ sensors,

J. Phys. Chem. C 123, 6121–6129 (2019)
W. Azzam, E. Sauter, A. A. Al Rashidi, N. Al-Refaie, M. Rohwerder, A. Bashir, and M. Zharnikov,

On the importance of long-term storage for fluorine-substituted aromatic self-assembled monolayers by the example of 4-fluorobenzene-1-thiolate films on Au(111),

J. Phys. Chem. C, 123, 4308–4318 (2019).
M. Sánchez-Molina, A. Díaz, E. Sauter, M. Zharnikov and J. M. López-Romero,

Synthesis of Novel Tripod-Shaped Molecules and their Immobilization on Au(111) Substrates,

Appl. Surf. Sci. 470, 259-268 (2019).

2018

M. Füser, E. Sauter, M. Zharnikov, and A. Terfort

Synergism in bond strength modulation opens an alternative concept for protective groups in surface chemistry: the example of selenolate monolayers

J. Phys. Chem. C 122, 28839–28845 (2018).
M. Gärtner, E. Sauter, G. Nascimbeni, A. Petritz, A. Wiesner, M. Kind, T. Abu-Husein, M. Bolte, B. Stadlober, E. Zojer, A. Terfort, and M. Zharnikov,

Understanding the Properties of Tailor-Made Self-Assembled Monolayers with Embedded Dipole Moments for Interface Engineering,

J. Phys. Chem. C 122, 28757–28774 (2018).
M. Carlotti, S. Soni, S. Kumar, Y. Ai, E. Sauter, M. Zharnikov, and R. C. Chiechi,

Two-Terminal Molecular Memory via Reversible Switching of Quantum Interference Features in Tunneling Junctions,

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 57, 15681-15685 (2018).
A. Petritz, M. Krammer, E. Sauter, M. Gärtner, G. Nascimbeni, B. Schrode, A. Fian, H. Gold, A. Cojocaru, E. Karner-Petritz, R. Resel, A. Terfort, M. Zharnikov, E. Zojer, K. Zojer, and B. Stadlober

Embedded dipole self-assembled monolayers for contact resistance tuning in p- and n-type organic thin film transistors and flexible electronic circuits,

Adv. Funct. Mater. 28, 1804462 (2018).
H. Aitchison, R. Ortiz de la Morena, R. Peifer, S. Omar, H. Lu, S. Francis, M. Zharnikov, A. Grohmann, and M. Buck,

Self-assembly of bis(pyrazol-1-yl)pyridine-benzoic acid on Ag from solution,

Langmuir, 34, 9654–9664 (2018).
M. Torres-Miranda, A. Petritz, E. Karner-Petritz, C. Prietl, E. Sauter, M. Zharnikov, H. Gold and B. Stadlober

Characterization & compact modeling of self-aligned short channel organic transistors

IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices, 65, 4563-4570 (2018).
E. Sauter, C.-O. Gilbert, J.-F. Morin, A. Terfort, and M. Zharnikov,

Mixed monomolecular films with embedded dipolar groups on Ag(111),

J. Phys. Chem. C 122, 19514–19523 (2018).
T. Wächter, L. Weinhardt, A. Terfort, and M. Zharnikov

Pyridine as a Resonantly Addressable Group to Study Electron Transfer Dynamics in Self-Assembled Monolayers,

J. Phys. Chem. C 122, 12534−12544 (2018).
S. Schneider, M. Brohmann, R. Lorenz, Y. J. Hofstetter, M. Rother, E. Sauter, M. Zharnikov, Y. Vaynzof, H.-J. Himmel and J. Zaumseil,

Efficient n-doping and hole-blocking in single-walled carbon nanotube transistors with 1,2,4,5-tetrakis(tetramethyl-guanidino)benzene,

ACS Nano 12, 5895−5902 (2018)
M. Sayin, A. Nefedov, and M. Zharnikov,

Spectroscopic study of water adsorption and desorption on/from oligo(ethylene glycol)-substituted alkanethiolate self-assembled monolayers,

J. Phys. Chem. C122, 10918–10928 (2018).
C.-Yu Chi, C.-H. Shih, E. Sauter, S. K. Das, H.-T. Lien, S.-T. Chang, M. Zharnikov and Y. Tai

Poly(styrenesulfonate)-doped ZnO as effective hole transport layer for humidity resistant organic solar cells

J. Mater. Chem. A 6, 6542–6550 (2018).
Y. Zhang, G. Ye, S. Soni, X. Qiu, T. L.Krijger, H. T. Jonkman, M. Carlotti, E. Sauter, M. Zharnikov, and R. C Chiechi

Cross-conjugation vs quinones: Controlling quantum interference in tunneling junctions comprising self-assembled monolayers via bond topology and functional groups

Chem. Sci., . 9, 4414-4423 (2018).
F. Meyer, M. Blum, A. Benkert, D. Hauschild, Y. L. Jeyachandran, R. G. Wilks, W. Yang, M. Bär, F. Reinert, C. Heske, M. Zharnikov, and L. Weinhardt

Site-specific electronic structure of imidazole and imidazolium in aqueous solution,

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 20, 8302-8310 (2018).
Q. Zhang, W.-T. Wang, C.-Yu Chi, T. Wächter, J.-W. Chen, C.-Yi Tsai,Y.-C. Huang, M. Zharnikov, Y. Tai, and D.-J. Liaw

Toward a universal polymeric material for electrode buffer layers in organic optoelectronics,

Energ. Environ. Sci., 11, 682-691 (2018).
T. Wächter A. Tröster, S. Hock, A. Terfort, and M. Zharnikov

Dynamics of electron transfer in self-assembled monolayers with acene backbone

J. Phys. Chem. C 122 , 4105–4115 (2018).
H. Aitchison, H. Lu, R. O. de la Morena, I. Cebula, M. Zharnikov and M. Buck

Self-assembly of 1,3,5-benzenetribenzoic acid on Ag and Cu at the liquid/solid interface

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 20, 2731-2740 (2018).
W. Azzam, M. Zharnikov, M. Rohwerder, and A. Bashir

Functional group selective STM imaging in self-assembled monolayers: Benzeneselenol on Au(111)

Appl. Surf. Sci., 427, 581-586 (2018).

2017

J. Ossowski, G. Nascimbeni, T. Żaba, E. Verwüster, J. Rysz, A. Terfort, M. Zharnikov, E. Zojer and P. Cyganik

Relative stability of thiolate- and selenolate-bonded aromatic monolayers on the Au(111) substrate

J. Phys. Chem. C 121 28031−28042 (2017).
P. C. Mondal, V. Singh, A. K. Manna, and M. Zharnikov

Covalent assembled monolayers of homo- and heteroleptic Fe(II)-terpyridyl complexes on SiOx and ITO-coated glass substrates: an experimental and theoretical study

ChemPhysChem 18, 3407 –3415 (2017).
M. Zharnikov

Ultrathin metal films on top of SAMs

Encyclopedia of Interfacial Chemistry: Surface Science and Electrochemistry
E. Sauter, C.-O. Gilbert, J. Boismenu-Lavoie, J.-F. Morin, and M. Zharnikov,

Mixed aliphatic self-assembled monolayers with embedded polar group

J. Phys. Chem. C, 23017–23024 (2017).
P. C. Mondal, V. Singh, and M. Zharnikov

Nanometric assembly of functional terpyridyl-complexes on transparent and conductive oxide substrates: Structures, properties and applications

Acc. Chem. Res., 50, 2128−2138 (2017).
O. M. Cabarcos, S. Schuster, I. Hehn, P. P. Zhang, M. M. Maitani, N. Sullivan, J.-B. Giguère, J.-F. Morin, P. S. Weiss, E. Zojer, M. Zharnikov, and D. L. Allara

Effects of embedded dipole layers on electrostatic properties of alkanethiolate self-assembled monolayers

J. Phys. Chem. C 121, 15815–15830 (2017).
F. Meyer, M. Blum, A. Benkert, D. Hauschild, Y. L. Jeyachandran, R. G. Wilks, W. Yang, M. Bär, C. Heske, F. Reinert, M. Zharnikov, and L. Weinhardt

X-ray emission spectroscopy of the proteinogenic amino acids at all relevant absorption edges

J. Phys. Chem. B 121, 6549–6556 (2017).
T. Wächter, K. J. Scheetz, A. D. Spaeth, M. V. Barybin, and M. Zharnikov

Dynamics of electron transfer in azulene-based self-assembled monolayers

J. Phys. Chem. C 121, 13777−13785 (2017).
E. Sauter, C. Yildirim, A. Terfort, and M. Zharnikov

Adjustment of the work function of pyridine and pyrimidine substituted aromatic self-assembled monolayers by electron irradiation

J. Phys. Chem. C, 121, 12834–12841 (2017).
C. Yildirim, E. Sauter, A. Terfort, and M. Zharnikov

Modification of pyridine-terminated aromatic self-assembled monolayers by electron irradiation

J. Phys. Chem. C, 121, 9982−9990 (2017).
C. Yildirim, E. Sauter, A. Terfort, and M. Zharnikov

The effect of electron irradiation on electric transport properties of aromatic self-assembled monolayers

J. Phys. Chem. C 121, 7355−7364 (2017).
A. Bashir, E. Sauter, M. Rohwerder, M. Zharnikov, and W. Azzam

Side group induced polymorphism in self-assembled monolayers: 3,5-bis(trifluromethyl)benzenethiolate films on Au(111)

ChemPhysChem, 18, 702 –714 (2017)
C. Yildirim, M. Füser, A. Terfort, and M. Zharnikov

Modification of aromatic self-assembled monolayers by electron irradiation: basic processes and related applications

J. Phys. Chem. C 121, 567–576 (2017).
V. Singh, P. C. Mondal, A. K. Singh, M. Zharnikov

Molecular sensors confined on SiOx substrates

Coord. Chem. Rev. 330, 144-163 (2017)

2016

M. Carlotti, A. Kovalchuk, T. Wächter, M. Zharnikov, and R. C. Chiechi

Conformation-driven Quantum Interference Effects Mediated by Through-space Conjugation in Tunneling Junctions Comprising Self-Assembled Monolayers

Nat. Comm. 7, 13904 (2016)
A. I. Guttentag, T. Wächter, K. K. Barr, J. M. Abendroth, T.-B. Song, N. F. Sullivan, Y. Yang, D. L. Allara, M. Zharnikov, and P. S. Weiss

Precious Poison: The Self-Assembly of Cyanide on Au{111}

J. Phys. Chem. C 120, 26736–26746 (2016)
R. Yan, L. Le Pleux, M. Mayor, and M. Zharnikov

Promoted exchange reaction between alkanethiolate self-assembled monolayers and an azide-bearing substituent,

J. Phys. Chem. C 120, 25967–25976 (2016)
A. I. Guttentag, K. K. Barr, T.-B. Song, K. V. Bui, J. N. Fauman, L. F. Torres, D. D. Kes, A. Ciomaga, J. Gilles, N. F. Sullivan, Y. Yang, D. L. Allara, M. Zharnikov, and P. S. Weiss

Hexagons to Ribbons: Flipping Cyanide on Au{111}

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 138, 15580–15586 (2016)
A C. Partes, C. Yildirim, S. Schuster, M. Kind, M. Zharnikov, and A. Terfort

Self-Assembled Monolayers of Pseudo-C2v-Symmetric, Low-Band Gap Areneoxazolethiolates on Gold Surfaces

Langmuir 32, 11474–11484 (2016)
H. Aitchison, H. Lu, S. W. L. Hogan, H. Fruchtl, I. Cebula, M. Zharnikov, and M. Buck

Self-assembled monolayers of oligophenylenecarboxylic acids on silver formed at the liquid-solid interface

Langmuir 32, 9397−9409 (2016).
H. Aitchison, H. Lu, S. W. L. Hogan, H. Fruchtl, I. Cebula, M. Zharnikov, and M. Buck

Importance of the anchor group position (para vs. meta) in tetraphenylmethane tripods: synthesis and self-assembly features

Langmuir 32, 9397−9409 (2016).
Y. L. Jeyachandran, F. Meyer, A. Benkert, M. Bär, M. Blum, W. Yang, F. Reinert, C. Heske, L. Weinhardt, and M. Zharnikov

Investigation of the ionic hydration in aqueous salt solutions by soft X-ray emission spectroscopy

J. Phys. Chem. B 120, 7687-7695 (2016).
I. Hehn, S. Schuster, T. Wächter, T. Abu-Husein, A. Terfort, M. Zharnikov, and E. Zojer

Employing X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy for determining layer homogeneity in mixed polar self-assembled monolayers

J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 7, 2994-3000 (2016)
T. Neumann, J. Liu, T. Wachter, P. Friederich, F. Symalla, A. Welle, V. Mugnaini, V. Meded, M. Zharnikov, C. Woll, and W. Wenzel

Superexchange charge transport in loaded metal organic frameworks

ACS Nano 10, 7085-7093 (2016)
M. Khan, S. Schuster, and M. Zharnikov

Chemical derivatization and biofunctionalization of hydrogel nanomembranes for potential biomedical and biosensor applications

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 18, 12035-12042 (2016)
Z. Zhang, T. Wachter, M. Kind, S. Schuster, J. W. Bats, A. Nefedov, M. Zharnikov, and A. Terfort

Self-assembled monolayers of perfluoroanthracenylaminoalkane thiolates on gold as potential electron injection layers

ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 8, 73087319 (2016)
T. C. Taucher, I. Hehn, O. T. Hofmann, M. Zharnikov, and E. Zojer

Understanding chemical vs. electrostatic shifts in X-ray photoelectron spectra of organic self-assembled monolayers

J. Phys. Chem. C 120, 34283437 (2016)
M. Chhatwal, A. Kumar, S. K. Awasthi, M. Zharnikov and R. D. Gupta

An electroactive metallo-polypyrene film as a molecular scaffold for multi-state volatile memory devices

J. Phys. Chem. C 120, 23352342 (2016)
A. Kovalchuk, T. Abu-Husein, D. Fracasso, D. A. Egger, E. Zojer, M. Zharnikov, A. Terfort, and R. C. Chiechi

Transition Voltages Respond to Synthetic Reorientation of Embedded Dipoles in Self-Assembled Monolayers

Chem. Sci. 7, 781-787 (2016)

2015

H. Lu and M. Zharnikov

Structure-Building Forces in Biphenyl-Substituted Alkanethiolate Self-Assembled Monolayers on GaAs(001): The Effect of the Bending Potential

J. Phys. Chem. C 119, 27401-27409 (2015)
D. Gnatek, S. Schuster, J. Ossowski, M. Khan, J. Rysz, S. Krakert, A. Terfort, M. Zharnikov, and P. Cyganik

Odd-Even Effects in the Structure and Stability of Azobenzene-Substituted Alkanethiolates on Au(111) and Ag(111) Substrates

J. Phys. Chem. C 119, 25352–25363 (2015)
A. Bashir, D. Iqbal, S. Jain, K. Barbe, T. Abu-Husein, M. Rohwerder, A. Terfort, and M. Zharnikov,

Promoting Effect of Protecting Group on the Structure and Morphology of Self-Assembled Monolayers: Terphenylylethanethioactate on Au(111)

J. Phys. Chem. C 119, 25929–25944 (2015)
M. Zharnikov

Probing charge transfer dynamics in self-assembled monolayers by core hole clock approach

J. Electron Spectr. Relat. Phenom., submitted
M. Khan, S. Schuster, and M. Zharnikov

Giant electrical response of pristine and nanoparticle-loaded hydrogel nanomembranes to humidity variation

J. Phys. Chem. C, submitted
H. Aitchison, H. Lu, M. Zharnikov, and M. Buck

Monolayers of biphenyl-3,4’,5-tricarboxylic acid formed on Cu and Ag layers from solution

J. Phys. Chem. C, submitted
T. Abu-Husein, S. Schuster, D. A. Egger, M. Kind, T. Santowski, A. Wiesner, R. Chiechi, E. Zojer, A. Terfort, and M. Zharnikov

The effects of embedded dipoles in aromatic self-assembled monolayers

Adv. Funct. Mater., in press
J. Liu, T. Wächter, A. Irmler, P. G. Weidler, H. Gliemann, F. Pauly, V. Mugnaini, M. Zharnikov, and C. Wöll

Electric transport properties of surface-anchored metal-organic frameworks and the effect of ferrocene loading

ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, in press
P. C. Mondal, V. Singh, Y. L. Jeyachandran, and M. Zharnikov

Surface–confined hetero-metallic triads of terpyridyl complexes and construction of molecular logic gates

ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 7, 8677-8686 (2015)
J. Ossowski, T. Wächter, L. Silies, M. Kind, A. Noworolska, F. Blobner, D. Gnatek, J. Rysz, M. Bolte, P. Feulner, A. Terfort, P. Cyganik, and M. Zharnikov

Thiolate versus selenolate: structure, stability and charge transfer properties

ACS Nano 9, 4508–4526 (2015)
N. Meyerbroeker, P. Waske, and M. Zharnikov

Amino-terminated biphenylthiol self-assembled monolayers as highly reactive molecular templates

J. Chem. Phys.142, 101919 (2015)
Y. L. Jeyachandran, N. Meyerbröker, A. Terfort, and M. Zharnikov

Maskless ultraviolet projection lithography with a biorepelling monomolecular resist

J. Phys. Chem. C 119, 494-501 (2015)

2014

Y. L. Jeyachandran, F. Meyer, S. Nagarajan, A. Benkert, M. Bär, M. Blum, W. Yang, F. Reinert, C. Heske, L. Weinhardt, and M. Zharnikov

Ion-solvation-induced molecular reorganization in liquid water probed by resonant inelastic soft x-ray scattering

J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 5, 4143-4148 (2014)
F. Meyer, M. Blum, A. Benkert, D. Hauschild, S. Nagarajan, R.G. Wilks, J. Andersson, W. Yang, M. Zharnikov, M. Bär, C. Heske, F. Reinert, and L. Weinhardt

”Building-block picture” of the electronic structure of aqueous cysteine derived from resonant inelastic soft x-ray scattering

J. Phys. Chem. B 118, 13142-13150 (2014)
P. Waske, T. Wächter, A. Terfort, and M. Zharnikov

Nitro-substituted thioaromatic self-assembled monolayers: structural properties and electron transport upon resonant excitation of the tail group

J. Phys. Chem. C 118, 26049–26060 (2014)
V. Singh, P. C. Mondal, A. Kumar, Y. L. Jeyachandran, S. K. Awasthi, R. D. Gupta, and M. Zharnikov

Surface confined heteroleptic copper(II)-polypyridyl complexes for photo-nuclease activity

Chem. Comm. 50, 11484-11487 (2014)
N. Meyerbröker and M. Zharnikov

Ultrathin poly(ethylene glycol) hydrogel membranes as templates for patterned deposition of nanoparticles on arbitrary substrates

ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 6, 14729-14735 (2014)
F. Chesneau and M. Zharnikov

Palladium chloride as seeding and surfactant layer to mediate the formation of top metal films on self-assembled monolayers

J. Phys. Chem. C 118, 11763-11773 (2014)
F. Chesneau, A. Terfort, and M. Zharnikov

Nickel deposition on fluorinated, aromatic self-assembled monolayers: Chemically induced cross-linking as a tool for the preparation of well-defined top metal films

J. Phys. Chem. C 118, 11763-11773 (2014)
P. C. Mondal, M. Chhatwal, Y. L. Jeyachandran, and M. Zharnikov

Enhancement of optical and electrochemical properties via bottom-up assembly of binary oligomer system

J. Phys. Chem. C 118, 9578-9587 (2014)
V. Singh, P. C. Mondal, M. Chhatwal, Y. L. Jeyachandran, and M. Zharnikov

Catalytic oxidation of ascorbic acid via copper-polypyridyl complex immobilized on glass

RSC Advances 4, 23168–23176 (2014)
T. Weber, N. Meyerbröker, M. N. Khan, M. Zharnikov, and A. Terfort

UV-mediated tuning of surface biorepulsivity in aqueous environment

Chem. Comm. 50, 4325-4327 (2014)
N. Meyerbröker and M. Zharnikov

Ultraflexible, freestanding nanomembranes based on poly(ethylene glycol)

Adv. Mater. 26, 3328-3332 (2014)
C. Musumeci, G. Zappala, N. Martsinovich, E. Orgiu, S. Schuster, S. Quici, M. Zharnikov, A. Troisi, A. Licciardello and P. Samori

Nanoscale electrical investigation of layer-by-layer grown molecular wires

Adv. Mater. 26, 1688–1693 (2014)
Fabrication of ssDNA/oligo(ethylene glycol) monolayers by promoted exchange reaction with thiol and disulfide substituents

M. N. Khan and M. Zharnikov

J. Phys. Chem. C 118, 3093–3101 (2014)
G. Longobucco, G. Fasano, M. Zharnikov, L. Bergamini, S. Corni, and M. A. Rampi

High stability and sensitivity of gold nano-islands for localized surface plasmon spectroscopy: Role of solvent viscosity and morphology

Sensors & Actuators: B. Chemical 191, 356-363 (2014)

2013

H. Lu, M. Kind, A. Terfort and M. Zharnikov

Structure of self-assembled monolayers of partially fluorinated alkanethiols on GaAs (001) substrate

J. Phys. Chem. C 117, 26166-26178 (2013)
C. Querebillo, A. Terfort, D. Allara and M. Zharnikov

Static conductance of nitrile-substituted oligophenylene and oligo(phenylene ethynylene) self-assembled monolayers studied by mercury-drop method

J. Phys. Chem. C 117, 25556–25561 (2013)
M. N. Khan and M. Zharnikov

Fabrication of ssDNA/oligo(ethylene glycol) monolayers and patterns by exchange reaction promoted by ultraviolet light irradiation

J. Phys. Chem. C 117, 24883-24893 (2013)
Cebula, H. Lu, M. Zharnikov, and M. Buck

Monolayers of trimesic and isophthalic acid on Cu and Ag: the influence of coordination strength on adsorption geometry

Chem. Sci. 4, 4455–4464 (2013)
H. Lu, D. Zeysing, M. Kind, A. Terfort, and M. Zharnikov

Structure of self-assembled monolayers of partially fluorinated alkanethiols with a fluorocarbon part of variable length on gold substrate

J. Phys. Chem. C 117, 18967-18979 (2013)
M. N. Khan, V. Tjong, A. Chilkoti and M. Zharnikov

Spectroscopic Study of a DNA brush synthesized in situ by surface initiated enzymatic polymerization

J. Phys. Chem. C 117, 9929-9938 (2013)
T. Gupta, P. C. Mondal, A. Kumar, Y. L. Jeyachandran, and M. Zharnikov

Surface-confined hetero-metallic molecular dyads: Merging the optical and electronic properties of Fe, Ru and Os terpyridyl complexes

Adv. Func. Mat. 23, 4227-4235 (2013)
M. N. Khan and M. Zharnikov

Irradiation promoted exchange reaction with disulfide substituents

J. Phys. Chem. C 117, 14534-14543 (2013)
H. Lu, A. Terfort, and M. Zharnikov

Bending potential as an important factor for the structure of monomolecular thiolate layers on GaAs substrates

J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 4, 2217-2222 (2013)
N. Meyerbröker and M. Zharnikov

Modification and patterning of ultrathin poly(ethylene glycols) films by electron irradiation

ACS Applied Materials &Interfaces 5, 5129-5138 (2013)
N. Meyerbröker, T. Kriesche, and M. Zharnikov

Novel ultrathin poly(ethylene glycol) films as flexible platform for biological applications and plasmonics

ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 5, 2641-2649 (2013).
Y. L. Jeyachandran, T. Weber, A. Terfort, and M. Zharnikov

Application of long wavelength ultraviolet radiation for modification and patterning of protein-repelling monolayers

J. Phys. Chem. C 117, 5824–5830 (2013).
Z. She, D. Lahaye, N. R. Champness, M. Bühl, H. Hamoudi, M. Zharnikov, and M. Buck

Accomodation of lattice mismatch in a thiol self-assembled monolayer

J. Phys. Chem. 117, 4647-4656 (2013).
C. Howell, H. Hamoudi and M. Zharnikov

Spectroscopic analysis of diblock oligonucleotide ssDNA monolayers and related hybrid brushes

Biointerphases 8:6 (2013).
Y. L. Jeyachandran and M. Zharnikov

Fabrication of protein patterns on the basis of short-chain protein-repelling monolayers

J. Phys. Chem. C 117, 2920-2925 (2013).
F. Sander, J. Hermes, M. Mayor, H. Hamoudi, and M. Zharnikov

Add a third hook: S-acetyl protected oligophenylene pyridine dithiols as advanced precursors for self-assembled monolayers

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 15, 2836–2846 (2013).
T. Siegfried, M. Kind, A. Terfort, O. J. F. Martin, M. Zharnikov, N. Ballav, and H. Sigg

Reusable nanocavity-based substrate for surface-enhanced Raman scattering studies of adsorbate assemblies

J. Raman. Spec. 44, 170–175 (2013).

2012

M. Nuruzzaman Khan, V. Tjong, A. Chilkoti, and M. Zharnikov

Fabrication of ssDNA/oligo (ethylene glycol) monolayers and complex nanostructures by irradiation promoted exchange reaction

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 51, 10303–10306 (2012)
A. M. Masillamani, N. Crivillers, E. Orgiu, J. Rotzler, D. Bossert, R. Thippeswamy, M. Zharnikov, M. Mayor, and P. Samorì

Multiscale charge injection and transport properties in SAMs of biphenyl thiols with varying torsion angles

Chem. Eur. J. 18, 10335–10347 (2012)
N. Meyerbröker, Zi-An Li, W. Eck, and M. Zharnikov

Biocompatible nanomembranes based on PEGylation of cross-linked self-assembled monolayers

Chem. Mater. 24, 2965-2972 (2012)
Y. Jeyachandran and M. Zharnikov

A comprehensive analysis of the effect of electron irradiation on oligo(ethylene glycol) terminated self-assembled monolayers applicable for specific and non-specific patterning of proteins

J. Phys. Chem. C 116, 14950–14959 (2012)
P. A. Waske, W. Eck and M. Zharnikov

Aromatic versus aliphatic: self-assembled monolayers of cyclic aliphatic thiols and their reaction towards electron irradiation

J. Phys. Chem. C 116, 13559–13568 (2012)
N. Meyerbröker and M. Zharnikov

Modification of nitrile-terminated biphenylthiol self-assembled monolayers by electron irradiation and related application

Langmuir 28, 9583–9592 (2012)
C. Trumm, S. Stang, B. Eberle, E. Kaifer, N. Wagner, J. Beck, T. Bredow, N. Meyerbröker, M. Zharnikov, O. Hübner, H.-J. Himmel

Highly oxidized semiconducting coordination polymers: coupled oxidation and coordination of guanidine electron donors

Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 3156–3167 (2012)
V. Singh, P. Chandra Mondal, J. Y. Lakshmanan, M. Zharnikov and T. Gupta

”Turn on” electron-transfer-based selective detection of ascorbic acid via copper complexes immobilized on glass

Analyst 137, 3216-3219 (2012)
C. Howell, Y. Jeyachandran, P. Koelsch, and M. Zharnikov

Orientation and ordering in sequence- and length-mismatched surface-bound DNA hybrids

J. Phys. Chem. C 116, 11133-11140 (2012)
Y. L. Jeyachandran, A. Terfort, and M. Zharnikov

Controlled modification of protein-repelling self-assembled monolayers by ultraviolet light: the effect of the wavelength

J. Phys. Chem. C 116, 9019–9028 (2012)
C. Shen, I. Cebula, C. Brown, J. Zhao, M. Zharnikov and M. Buck

Structure of isophthalic acid based monolayers and its relation to the initial stages of growth of metal-organic coordination layers

Chem. Sci. 3, 1858-1865 (2012)
N. Ballav, A. Terfort, and M. Zharnikov

Making gradient patterns by electron beam chemical lithography with monomolecular resists

in J. Genzer (Ed.), Soft matter gradient surfaces: Methods & applications, Wiley-VCH, Weinheim, 2012.
F. Blobner, P. Brana-Coto, F. Allegretti, M. Bockstedte, O. Rubio-Pons, H. Wang, D. Allara, M. Zharnikov, M. Thoss, and P. Feulner

Orbital symmetry dependent electron transfer through molecules assembled on metal substrates

J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 3, 436–440 (2012)
H. Hamoudi, K. Döring, F. Chesneau, H. Lang, and M. Zharnikov

Self-assembly of pyridine-substituted alkanethiols on gold: the electronic structure puzzle in the ortho- and para-attachment of pyridine to the molecular chain

J. Phys. Chem. C 116, 861–870 (2012)
H. Hamoudi, P. Kao, A. Nefedov, D. L. Allara, and M. Zharnikov

X-ray spectroscopy characterization of self-assembled monolayers of nitrile-substituted oligo(phenylene ethynylene)s with variable chain length

Beilstein J. Nanotechn. 3, 12–24 (2012); INVITED topical article

2011

J. Zhao, M. Spasova, Zi-An Li, and M. Zharnikov

Ferromagnetic cobalt nanoparticles and their immobilization on monomolecular films and chemical templates

Adv. Funct. Mater. 21, 4724–4735 (2011)
L. Kong, F. Chesneau, Z. Zhang, F. Staier, A. Terfort, P. A. Dowben, and M. Zharnikov

The electronic structure of aromatic monomolecular films – the effect of molecular spacers and interfacial dipoles

J. Phys. Chem. C 115, 22422-22428 (2011)
C. Howell, H. Hamoudi, S. Heissler, P. Koelsch, and M. Zharnikov

Orientation changes in surface-bound hybridized DNA undergoing preparation for ex situ spectroscopic measurements

Chem. Phys. Lett. 513, 267-270 (2011)
P. C. Mondal, Y. L. Jeyachandran, H. Hamoudi, M. Zharnikov, and T. Gupta

Bottom-up assembly of multicomponent coordination-based oligomers

J. Phys. Chem. C 115, 16398–16404 (2011)
A. Braun, U. Schoenfeld, T. Welsch, B. Funke, D. Gotthardt, A. Zahn, M. Karner, J. Fuellekrug, Autschbach, P. Kienle, M. Kadmon, M. Zharnikov, M. Grunze, W. Stremmel, R. Ehehalt

Reduced hydrophobicity of the colonic mucosal surface in ulcerative colitis as a hint at a physicochemical barrier defect

Int. J. Colorectal Dis. 26, 989–998 (2011)
J. Zhao, A. Terfort, and M. Zharnikov

Gold nanoparticle patterning on monomolecular chemical templates fabricated by irradiation-promoted exchange reaction

J. Phys. Chem. C 115, 14058–14066 (2011)
C. Howell, J. Zhao, P. Koelsch, and M. Zharnikov

Hybridization in ssDNA films – a multi-technique spectroscopy study

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 13, 15512–15522 (2011)
V. Singh, M. Zharnikov, A. Gulino, and T. Gupta

DNA immobilization, delivery and cleavage on solid supports

J. Mater. Chem. 21, 10602-10618 (2011); review article
H. Hamoudi, S. Neppl, P. Kao, B. Schüpbach, P. Feulner, A. Terfort, D. Allara, and M. Zharnikov

Orbital-dependent charge transfer dynamics in conjugated self-assembled monolayers

Phys. Rev. Lett. 107, 027801 (2011)
S. Schreiner, A. Hatch, D. Shudy, C. Howell, J. Zhao, P. Koelsch, M. Zharnikov, D. Petrovykh, and A. Opdahl

Impact of DNA-surface interactions on the stability of DNA hybrids

Anal. Chem. 83, 4288-4295 (2011)
F. Chesneau, H. Hamoudi, B. Schüpbach , A. Terfort, and M. Zharnikov

Modification of self-assembled monolayers of perfluoroterphenyl-substituted alkanethiols by low-energy electrons

J. Phys. Chem. C 115, 4773-4782 (2011)
J. Dauselt, J. Zhao, M. Kind, R. Binder, A. Bashir, A. Terfort, and M. Zharnikov

Compensation of the odd-even effects in araliphatic self-assembled monolayers by non-symmetric attachment of the aromatic part

J. Phys. Chem. C 115, 2841-2854 (2011)
H. Hamoudi, F. Chesneau, C. Patze, and M. Zharnikov

Chain-length-dependent branching of irradiation-induced processes in alkanethiolate self-assembled monolayers

J. Phys. Chem. C 115, 534-541 (2011)

2010

T. Weidner, M. Zharnikov, J. Hoßbach, D. G. Castner, and U. Siemeling

Adamantane-based tripodal thioether ligands functionalized with a redox-active ferrocenyl moiety for self-assembled monolayers

J. Phys. Chem. C 114, 14975–14982 (2010)
F. Chesneau, B. Schüpbach, K. Szelagowska-Kunstman, N. Ballav, P. Cyganik, A. Terfort, and M. Zharnikov

Self-assembled monolayers of perfluoroterphenyl-substituted alkanethiols: characteristics and odd-even effects

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 12, 12123-12127 (2010)
K. Döring, N. Ballav, M. Zharnikov, and H. Lang

Synthesis, electrochemical behavior and self-assembly of metallocene-functionalized thiolfluorenes

Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 3952–3960 (2010)
P. Kao, S. Neppl, P. Feulner, D. L. Allara, and M. Zharnikov

Charge transfer time through single molecules in alkanethiolate self-assembled monolayers via Resonant Auger Spectro

J. Phys. Chem. C 114, 13766–13773 (2010)
N. Ballav, B. Schüpbach, S. Neppl, P. Feulner, A. Terfort, and M. Zharnikov

Biphenylnitrile-based self-assembled monolayers on Au(111): spectroscopic characterization and resonant excitation of the nitrile tail group

J. Phys. Chem. C 114, 12719–12727 (2010)
C. L. McGuiness, G.A. Diehl, D. Blasini, D.-M. Smilgies, M. Zhu, N. Samarath, T. Weidner, N. Ballav, M. Zharnikov, and D. L. Allara

Molecular self-Assembly at bare semiconductor surfaces: Cooperative substrate-molecule effects in octadecanethiolate monolayer assemblies on GaAs (111), (110), and (100)

ACS Nano 4, 3447-3465 (2010)
B. Schüpbach, M. Bolte, M. Zharnikov, and A. Terfort

Attaching organic n-semiconductors to surfaces: (perfluoro-p-terphenyl-4-yl)alkanethiols

Eur. J. Org. Chem. 3041-3048 (2010)
M. Zharnikov

High-resolution X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy in studies of self-assembled organic monolayers

J. Electr. Spectr. Rel. Phenom.178-179, 380-393 (2010); INVITED review article
F. Chesneau, J. Zhao, C. Shen, M. Buck, and M. Zharnikov

Adsorption of long-chain alkanethiols on Au(111) - a look from the substrate by high resolution X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy

J. Phys. Chem. C 114, 7112–7119 (2010)
O. Fuchs, L. Weinhardt, M. Blum, M. Bär, M. Weigand, J.D. Denlinger, Y. Zubavichus, M. Zharnikov, M. Grunze, C. Heske, and E. Umbach

Resonant x-ray emission spectroscopy of liquid water: novel instrumentation, high resolution, and the “map” approach

J. Electr. Spectr. Rel. Phenom. 177, 206–211 (2010); INVITED topical article
F. Sander, T. Peterle, N. Ballav, F. von Wrochem, M. Zharnikov, and M. Mayor

Loops vs. stems: benzylic sulfide oligomeres forming carpet type monolayers

J. Phys. Chem. C 114, 4118–4125 (2010)
S. Krakert, N. Ballav, M. Zharnikov, and A. Terfort

Adjustment of the bioresistivity by electron irradiation: self-assembled monolayers of oligo(ethyleneglycol)-terminated alkanethiols with imbedded cleavable group

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 12, 507-515 (2010)

2009

T. Weidner, N. Ballav, U. Siemeling, D. Troegel, T. Walter, R. Tacke, D. G. Castner, and M. Zharnikov

Tripodal binding units for self-assembled monolayers on gold: A comparison of thiol and thioether headgroups

J. Phys. Chem. C 113, 19609–19617 (2009)
N. Ballav, P. Koelsch, and M. Zharnikov

Orientation and ordering in monomolecular films of sulfur-modified homo-oligonucleotides on gold

J. Phys. Chem. C 113, 18312–18320 (2009)
C.-C. Weng, J.-D. Liao, S.-C. Tsai, Yi-Te Wu, C.-H. Chen, and M. Zharnikov

Patterning of alkanethiolate self-assembled monolayers by downstream microwave nitrogen plasma: negative and positive resist behaviour

J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 27, 1949-1957 (2009)
N. Ballav, A. Terfort, and M. Zharnikov

Fabrication of mixed self-assembled monolayers designed for avidin immobilization by irradiation promoted exchange reaction

Langmuir 25, 9189–9196 (2009)
N. Ballav, H. Thomas, T. Winkler, A. Terfort, and M. Zharnikov

Making protein patterns by writing in a protein-repelling matrix

Ang. Chem. Int. Ed. 48, 5833-5836 (2009); featured under Research Highlights in Nature, 460, 308 (2009)
T. Weidner, N. Ballav, M. Grunze, A. Terfort, and M. Zharnikov

Modification of biphenylselenolate monolayers by low-energy electrons

Phys. Stat. Sol. 246, 1519–1528 (2009); INVITED Topical article
M. Zharnikov

Preface to the special issue of the J. Electr. Spectr. Rel. Phenom. devoted to "Characterization of self-assembled monolayers"

J. Electr. Spectr. Rel. Phenom. 172, 1 (2009)
Y. Zubavichus, A. Shaporenko, M. Grunze, and M. Zharnikov

NEXAFS spectroscopy of biological molecules: From amino acids to functional proteins

Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors, and Associated Equipment 603, 111-114 (2009)
Y. Ge, T. Weidner H. Ahn, J. E. Whitten, and M. Zharnikov

Energy level pinning in self-assembled alkanethiol monolayers

J. Phys. Chem. C 113, 4575–4583 (2009)
Yi-Te Wu, J.-D. Liao, C.-C. Weng, Yi-Ta Hesieh, C.-H. Chen, M.-C. Wang, M. Zharnikov

Alkanethiolate self-assembled monolayers as a negative or positive resist for electron lithography

J. Phys. Chem. C 113, 4543-4548 (2009)
N. Ballav, A. Terfort, and M. Zharnikov

Mixing of non-substituted and partly fluorinated alkanethiols in a binary self-assembled monolayer

J. Phys. Chem. C 113, 3697-3706 (2009)
C. Silien, M. Buck, G. Goretzki, D. Lahaye, N. R. Champness, T. Weidner, and M. Zharnikov

Self-assembly of a pyridine-terminated thiol monolayer on Au(111)

Langmuir 25, 959-967 (2009)

2008

C.-H. Chen, R. Klauser, S. Heun, Y. Watanabe, and M. Zharnikov

X–ray photoemission microscopy for nanocharacterization of advanced materials

in "Beam injection based nanocharacterization of advanced materials", Eds. S. Heun. T. Sekiguchi and A. Gustaffson, Research Signpost: Trivandrum, 2008; p. 257-294
C. Shen, M. Haryono, A. Grohmann, M. Buck, T. Weidner, N. Ballav, and M. Zharnikov

Self-assembled monolayers of a bis(pyrazol-1-yl)pyridine-substituted thiol on Au (111

Langmuir 24, 12883-12891 (2008)
Y. Zubavichus, A. Shaporenko, V. Korolkov, M. Grunze, and M. Zharnikov

X-ray absorption spectroscopy of the nucleotide bases at the carbon, nitrogen, and oxygen K-edges

J. Phys. Chem. B 112, 13711-13716 (2008)
T. Weidner, F. Bretthauer, N. Ballav, H. Motschmann, H. Orendi, C. Bruhn, U. Siemeling, and M. Zharnikov

Correlation between the molecular structure and photoresponse in aliphatic self-assembled monolayers with azobenzene tailgroups

Langmuir 24, 11691-11700 (2008)
M. Elbing, A. Blaszczyk, C. von Hänisch, M. Mayor, V. Ferri, C. Grave, M. A. Rampi, G. Pace, P. Samorì, A. Shaporenko, and M. Zharnikov

Single component self-assembled monolayers of aromatic azo-biphenyl: influence of the packing tightness on the SAM structure and light induced molecular movements

Adv. Func. Mater. 18, 2972-2983 (2008)
P. Cyganik, K. Szelagowska-Kunstman, A. Terfort, and M. Zharnikov

Odd-even effect in molecular packing of biphenyl-substituted alkaneselenolate self-assembled monolayers on Au(111) – scanning tunnelling microscopy study

J. Phys. Chem. C 112, 15466–15473 (2008)
N. Ballav and M. Zharnikov

Reorientation promoted exchange reaction in aromatic self-assembled monolayers

J. Phys. Chem. C 112, 15037-15044 (2008)
T. Winkler, N. Ballav, H. Thomas, M. Zharnikov, A. Terfort

Electron-beam writing of protein-resistance gradients on a scale from microns to centimeters

Ang. Chem. Int. Ed. 47, 7238-7241 (2008)
T. Weidner, K. Rössler, P. Zoufalá, H. Lang, M. Grunze, and M. Zharnikov

Self-assembled monolayers of ruthenocene-substituted biphenyl ethynyl thiols on gold

J. Electroanal. Chem. 621, 159-170 (2008)
S. Watcharinyanon, D. Nilsson, E. Moons, A. Shaporenko, M. Zharnikov, Bo Albinsson, J. Mårtensson, L. S. O. Johansson

HRXPS and NEXAFS study of self-assembled monolayer of porphyrin-functionalized oligo(phenyleneethynylene)s on gold: the influence of the anchor moiety

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 10, 5264-5275 (2008)
S. Schilp, N. Ballav, and M. Zharnikov

Fabrication of full-coverage polymer nanobrush on electron beam activated template

Ang. Chem. Int. Ed. 47, 6786-6789 (2008)
T. Weidner, A. Shaporenko, J. Müller, M. Schmid, P. Cyganik, A. Terfort, M. Zharnikov

The effect of the bending potential on molecular arrangement in alkaneselenolate self-assembled monolayers

J. Phys. Chem. C 112, 12495-12506 (2008)
O. M. Cabarcos, A. Shaporenko, T. Weidner, S. Uppili, L. S. Dake, M. Zharnikov, and D. L. Allara

Physical and electronic structure effects of embedded dipoles in self-assembled monolayers: characterization of mid-chain ester functionalized alkanethiols on Au{111}

J. Phys. Chem. C 112, 10842-10854 (2008)
N. Ballav, C.-H. Chen, and M. Zharnikov,

Electron beam and soft X-ray lithography with a monomolecular resist

J. Photopolymer Sci. Techn. 21, 511-517 (2008)
C. Shen, M. Buck, J. D. E. T. Wilton-Ely, T. Weidner, M. Zharnikov

On the importance of purity for the formation of self-assembled monolayers from thiocyanates

Langmuir 24, 6609-6615 (2008)
T. Weidner, N. Ballav, M. Zharnikov, A. Priebe, N. J. Long, J. Maurer, R. Winter, A. Rothenberger, D. Fenske, D. Rother, C. Bruhn, H. Fink, and U. Siemeling

Dipodal ferrocene-based adsorbate molecules for self-assembled monolayers on gold

Chem. Eur. J. 14, 4346-4360 (2008)
V. Ferri, M. Elbing, G. Pace, M. Zharnikov, P. Samorì, M. Mayor, M. A. Rampi

Light-powered electrical switch based on cargo lifter azobenzene SAMs

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 47, 3407-3409 (2008)
Y. Zubavichus, A. Shaporenko, M. Grunze, and M. Zharnikov

Is X-ray absorption spectroscopy sensitive to the amino acid composition of functional proteins?

J. Phys. Chem. B 112, 4478-4480 (2008)
N. Ballav, S. Schlip, and M. Zharnikov

Electron beam chemical lithography with aliphatic self-assembled monolayers

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 47, 1421 –1424 (2008)
T. Weidner, A. Shaporenko, N. Ballav, A. Ulman, and M. Zharnikov

Modification of alkaneselenolate monolayers by low-energy electrons

J. Phys. Chem. C 112, 1191-1198 (2008)
O. Fuchs, F. Maier, L. Weinhardt, M. Weigand, M. Blum, M. Zharnikov, J. Denlinger, M. Grunze, C. Heske, E. Umbach

A liquid flow cell to study the electronic structure of liquids with soft x-rays

Nucl. Instr. Meth. A 585, 172-177 (2008)
O. Fuchs, M. Zharnikov, L. Weinhardt, M. Blum, M. Weigand, Y. Zubavichus, M. Bär, F. Maier, J. D. Denlinger, C. Heske, M. Grunze, and E. Umbach

Isotope and temperature effects in liquid water probed by x-ray absorption and resonant x-ray emission spectroscopy

Phys. Rev. Lett. 100, 027801 (2008)

2007

C. Grave, C. Risko, A. Shaporenko, Y. Wang, C. Nuckolls, M. A. Ratner, M. A. Rampi, and M. Zharnikov

Charge transport through oligoarylene self-assembled monolayers: Interplay of molecular organization, metal-molecule interactions, and electronic structure

Adv. Func. Mat. 17, 3816-3828 (2007)
N. Ballav, B. Schüpbach, O. Dethloff, P. Feulner, A. Terfort, and M. Zharnikov

Direct probing molecular twist and tilt in aromatic self-assembled monolayers

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 129, 15416-15417 (2007)
P. Cyganik, M. Buck, T. Strunskus, A. Shaporenko, G. Witte, M. Zharnikov, C. Wöll

Structure-property relationships in self-assembled monolayers of thiols: A study on phase transition

J. Phys. Chem. C 111, 16909-16919 (2007)
S. Neppl, U. Bauer, D. Menzel, P. Feulner, A. Shaporenko, M. Zharnikov, P. Kao, and D. L. Allara

Dynamics of the charge transfer in self-assembled monolayers

Chem. Phys. Lett. 447, 227-231 (2007)
M. Steenackers, A. Küller, N. Ballav, M. Zharnikov, M. Grunze, and R. Jordan

Surface-initiated photopolymerization using self-assembled monolayers structured by electron beam chemical lithography: morphology control

Small 3, 1764-1773 (2007)
Y.-T. Wu, J.-D. Liao, C.-C. Weng, C.-H. Chen, M.-C. Wang, and M. Zharnikov

mCP pattern as a mask for chemical etching: a scanning photoelectron microscopy study

J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 25, 1729-1736 (2007)
Y. Zubavichus, A. Shaporenko, M. Grunze, and M. Zharnikov

NEXAFS spectroscopy of homopolypeptides at all relevant absorption edges: polyisoleucine, polytyrosine, and polyhistidine

J. Phys. Chem. B 111, 9803-9807 (2007); 111, 11866-11867 (2007)
N. Ballav, T. Weidner, and M. Zharnikov

UV-promoted exchange reaction as a tool for gradual tuning the composition of binary self-assembled monolayers and chemical lithography

J. Phys. Chem. C 111, 12002-12010 (2007)
T. Weidner, A. Shaporenko, J. Müller, M. Höltig, A. Terfort, and M. Zharnikov

Self-assembled monolayers of aromatic tellurides on (111)-oriented gold and silver substrates

J. Phys. Chem. C 111, 11627-11635 (2007)
U. Bauer, D. Menzel, P. Feulner, A. Shaporenko, and M. Zharnikov

Electronically induced modification of thin layers on surfaces

Low Temp. Phys. 33, 511-518 (2007)
D.-Q. Feng, Ya. B. Losovyj, Y. Tai, M. Zharnikov, and P.A. Dowben

Intermolecular band dispersion for self-assembly monolayers of a polyphenyl thiol

Mol. Cryst. Liq. Cryst. 468, 43-52 (2007)
G. Pace, V. Ferri, C. Grave, M. Elbing, M. Zharnikov, M. Mayor, M. A. Rampi, and P. Samorì

Domino effect in light induced molecular movements of highly ordered azobenzene SAMs

PNAS 104, 9937-9942 (2007)
N. Ballav, A. Shaporenko, S. Krakert, A. Terfort, and M. Zharnikov,

Tuning the exchange reaction between a self-assembled monolayer and potential substituents by electron irradiation,

J. Phys. Chem. C 111, 7772-7782 (2007)
D. Nilsson, M. Eng, Li-Q. Li, Bo Albinsson, J. Mårtensson, S. Watcharinyanon, L. S. O. Johansson, E. Moons, A. Shaporenko, and M. Zharnikov

Characterization of self-assembled monolayers of oligo(phenyleneethynylene) derivatives of varying shapes on gold: the effect of laterally extended p-systems

Langmuir 23, 6170-6181 (2007)
N. Ballav, T. Weidner, K. Rößler, H. Lang, and M. Zharnikov

A new approach for the fabrication of strongly heterogeneous mixed self-assembled monolayers

ChemPhysChem 8, 819-822 (2007)
T. Hirsch, V. M. Mirsky, A. Shaporenko, M. Zharnikov

Monomolecular films of phthalocyanines: formation, characterisation, and expelling by alkanethiols

Langmuir 23, 4373-4377 (2007)
C. L. McGuiness, A. Shaporenko, M. Zharnikov, A. V. Walker, and D. L. Allara

Molecular self assembly at bare semiconductor surfaces: Investigation of the chemical and electronic properties of the alkanethiolate-GaAs(001) interface

J. Phys. Chem. C 111, 4226-4234 (2007)
N. Ballav, A. Shaporenko, A. Terfort, and M. Zharnikov

A flexible approach to the fabrication of chemical gradients

Adv. Mat. 19, 998-1000 (2007)
A. Shaporenko, J. Müller, T. Weidner, A. Terfort, and M. Zharnikov

Balance of structure-building forces in selenium-based self-assembled monolayers

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 129, 2232-2233 (2007)
K. Rößler, T. Rüffer, B. Walfort, R. Packheiser, R. Holze, M. Zharnikov, and H. Lang

Synthesis, characterization and electrochemical behavior of unsymmetric transition metal-terminated biphenyl ethynyl thiols

J. Organomet. Chem. 692, 1530-1545 (2007)
Y.-T. Wu, J.-D. Liao, C.-C. Weng, M.-C. Wang, J.-E. Chang, C.-H. Chen, and M. Zharnikov

Perspective on the development of microplasma technology: the role of oxygen in downstream microwave plasma

Contributions to Plasma Phys. 47, 89-95 (2007)

2006

A. Shaporenko, K. Rößler, H. Lang, and M. Zharnikov

Self-assemled monolayers of ferrocene-substituted biphenyl ethynyl thiols

J. Phys. Chem. B 110, 24621-24628 (2006)
D.-Q. Feng, D. Wisbey, Ya. B. Losovyj, Y. Tai, M. Zharnikov, and P.A. Dowben

The electronic structure and polymerization of a self-assembled monolayer with multiple arene rings

Phys. Rev. B 74, 165425-1-11 (2006)
D.-Q. Feng, Ya. B. Losovyj, Y. Tai, M. Zharnikov, and P. A. Dowben

Engineering of the electronic structure in monomolecular organic insulator

J. Mater. Chem. 16, 4343-4347 (2006)
P. Cyganik, M. Buck, T. Strunskus, A. Shaporenko, J. D. E. T. Wilton-Ely, M. Zharnikov, Ch. Wöll

Competition as a design concept: Polymorphism in self-assembled monolayers of biphenyl-based thiols

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 128, 13868-13878 (2006)
C.-H. Chen, M.-L. Huang, S.-C. Wang, R. Klauser, A. Shaporenko, and M. Zharnikov

Exposure of monomolecular lithographic patterns to ambient: An X-ray photoemisson spectromicroscopy study

J. Phys. Chem. B 110, 17878-17883 (2006)
H. Ahn, M. Zharnikov, and J. E. Whitten

Abnormal pinning of the Fermi and vacuum levels in monomolecular self-assembled films

Chem. Phys. Lett. 428, 283-287 (2006)
Y. Zubavichus, M. Zharnikov, Y.-J. Yang, M. Grunze, O. Fuchs, E. Umbach, and C. Heske

Oxygen K-edge XAFS studies of vacuum-deposited ice films

Langmuir 22, 7241-7247 (2006)
S. Moreno Flores, A. Shaporenko, C. Vavilala, H.-J. Butt, M. Schmittel, M. Zharnikov, and R. Berger

Control of surface properties of self-assembled monolayers by tuning the degree of molecular asymmetry

Surf. Sci. 600, 2847-2856 (2006)
A. Shaporenko, M. Zharnikov, P. Feulner, and D. Menzel

Quantitative analysis of temperature effects in radiation damage of thiolate-based self-assembled monolayers

J. Phys. Condens. Matter 18, S1677-S1689 (2006); INVITED Topical article
C.-C. Weng, J.-D. Liao, Yi-Te Wu, M.-C. Wang , R. Klauser, and M. Zharnikov

Modification of monomolecular self-assembled films by nitrogen-oxygen plasma

J. Phys. Chem. B 110, 12523-12529 (2006)
T. Weidner, A. Krämer, C. Bruhn, M. Zharnikov, A. Shaporenko, U. Siemeling, and F. Träger

Novel tripod ligands for prickly self-assembled monolayers

Dalton Transactions 23, 2767-2777 (2006)
E. Tran, M. Duati, V. Ferri, K. Müllen, M. Zharnikov, G. M. Whitesides, and M. A. Rampi

Two experimental approaches to control current flowing through metal-molecules-metal junctions

Adv. Mater. 18, 1323-1328 (2006)
C. L. McGuiness, A. Shaporenko, C. K. Mars, S. Uppili, M. Zharnikov, and D. L. Allara

Molecular self-assembly at bare semiconductor surfaces: preparation and characterization of octadecanethiolate monolayers on GaAs(001)

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 128, 5231-5243 (2006)
A. Shaporenko, M. Elbing, A. Blaszczyk, C. von Hänisch, M. Mayor, and M. Zharnikov

Self-assembled monolayers from biphenyldithiol derivatives: Optimization of the deprotection procedure and effect of the molecular conformataion

J. Phys. Chem. B 110, 4307-4317 (2006)
Y. Zubavichus, A. Shaporenko, M. Grunze, and M. Zharnikov

Solid-state NEXAFS spectra of glycine in various charge states

J. Phys. Chem. B 110, 3420-3427 (2006)
A. Shaporenko, A. Terfort, M. Grunze, and M. Zharnikov

A detailed analysis of the photoemission spectra of basic thioaromatic monolayers on noble metal substrates

J. El. Spec. Rel. Phenom. 151, 45-51 (2006)
M. Duati, C. Grave, N. Tcbeborateva, J. Wu, K. Müllen, A. Shaporenko, M. Zharnikov, J. K. Kriebel, G. M. Whitesides, and M. A. Rampi

Electron transport through hexa-peri-hexabenzo-coronene units in a metal-SAMs-metal junction

Adv. Mater. 18, 329-333 (2006)
M. Zharnikov, A. Shaporenko, A. Paul, A. Gölzhäuser, and A. Scholl

Abnormal temperature dependence of photoemission intensity mediated by thermally driven reorientation of a monomolecular film

J. Phys. Chem. B 110, 1095-1098 (2006)

2005

H. Noda, Y. Tai, A. Shaporenko, M. Grunze, and M. Zharnikov

Electrochemical characterizations of nickel deposition on aromatic dithiol monolayers on gold electrodes

J. Phys. Chem. B 109, 22371-22376 (2005)
Y. Tai, A. Shaporenko, M. Grunze, and M. Zharnikov

The effect of irradiation dose in making an insulator from a self-assembled monolayer

J. Phys. Chem. B 109, 19411-19415 (2005)
P. Feulner, T. Niedermayer, K. Eberle, R. Schneider, D. Menzel, A. Lehner, E. Schmich, A. Shaporenko, Y. Tai, and M. Zharnikov

Strong temperature dependence of irradiation effects in organic layers

Surf. Sci. 593, 252-255 (2005)
T. Hirsch, M. Zharnikov, A. Shaporenko, J. Stahl, D. Weiss, O. S. Wolfbeis, V. M. Mirsky, and R. A. Gross

Size-controlled electrochemical synthesis of metal nanoparticles on monomolecular templates

Angewandte Chemie Int. Ed. 44, 2-6 (2005)
A. Shaporenko, P. Cyganik, M. Buck, A. Ulman, and M. Zharnikov

Self-assembled monolayers of semifluorinated alkaneselenolates on noble metal substrates

Langmuir 21, 8204-8213 (2005)
Y. Zubavichus, A. Shaporenko, M. Grunze, and M. Zharnikov

Innershell absorption spectroscopy of amino acids at all relevant absorption edges

J. Phys. Chem. A 109, 6998-7000 (2005)
A. Shaporenko, P. Cyganik, M. Buck, A. Terfort, and M. Zharnikov

Self-assembled monolayers of aromatic selenols on gold and silver

J. Phys. Chem. B 109, 13630-13638 (2005)
Y. Tai, A. Shaporenko, H. Noda, M. Grunze, and M. Zharnikov

Fabrication of a stable metal film on the surface of self-assembled monolayers

Adv. Mater. 17, 1745 – 1749 (2005)
K. Loos, S. B. Kennedy, N. Eidelman, Y. Tai, M. Zharnikov, E. J. Amis, A. Ulman, and R. A. Gross

Combinatorial approach to study enzyme/surface interactions

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 21, 5237-5241 (2005)
A. Shaporenko, M. Brunnbauer, A. Terfort, L. S. O. Johansson, M. Grunze, and M. Zharnikov

Odd-even effects in photoemission from terphenyl-substituted alkanethiolate self-assembled monolayers

Langmuir 21, 4370-4375 (2005)
R. Klauser, C.-H. Chen, M.-L. Huang, S.-C. Wang, T. J. Chuang, and M. Zharnikov

Patterning and imaging of self-assembled monolayers with a focused soft X-ray beam

J. Electron Spectrosc. Relat. Phenom. 144-147, 393-396 (2005)
M. Zharnikov, A. Shaporenko, A. Paul, A. Gölzhäuser, and A. Scholl

X-ray absorption spectromicroscopy studies for the development of lithography with a monomolecular resist

J. Phys. Chem. B 109, 5168-5174 (2005)
A. Shaporenko, K. Heister, A. Ulman, M. Grunze, and M. Zharnikov

The effect of halogen substitution in self-assembled monolayers of 4-mercaptobiphenyls on noble metal substrates

J. Phys. Chem. B 109, 4096-4103 (2005)
A. Shaporenko, A. Ulman, A. Terfort, and M. Zharnikov

Self-assembled monolayers of alkaneselenols on (111) gold and silver

J. Phys. Chem. B 109, 3898-3906 (2005)
Y. Zubavichus, M. Zharnikov, Y. Yang, O. Fuchs, C. Heske, E. Umbach, G. Tzvetkov, F. P. Netzer, and M Grunze

Surface chemistry of ultrathin films of histidine on gold as probed by high-resolution synchrotron photoemission

J. Phys. Chem. B 109, 884-891 (2005)

2004

Y. Tai, A. Shaporenko, W. Eck, M. Grunze, and M. Zharnikov

Abrupt change in the structure of self-assembled monolayers upon metal evaporation

Appl. Phys. Letters 85, 6257 - 6259 (2004)
Y. Zubavichus, M. Zharnikov, Y.-J. Yang, O. Fuchs, C. Heske, E. Umbach, A. Ulman, and M. Grunze

XPS and NEXAFS study of water adsorption on the pyridine-terminated thiolate self-assembled monolayer

Langmuir 20, 11022-11029 (2004)
A. Shaporenko, K. Adlkofer, L. S. O. Johansson, A. Ulman, M. Grunze, M. Tanaka, and M. Zharnikov

Spectroscopic characterization of 4´-substituted aromatic self-assembled monolayers on GaAs (100) surfaces

J. Phys. Chem. B 108, 17964-17972 (2004)
P. Feulner, T. Niedermayer, K. Eberle, R. Schneider, D. Menzel, A. Lehner, E. Schmich, A. Shaporenko, Y. Tai, and M. Zharnikov

Strong temperature dependence of irradiation effects in organic layers

Phys. Rev. Lett. 93, 178302 1-4 (2004)
C.-C. Weng, J.-D. Liao, Y.-T. Wu, M.-C. Wang , R. Klauser, M. Grunze, and M. Zharnikov

Modification of aliphatic monomolecular films by free radical-dominant plasma: The role of the plasma composition

Langmuir 20, 10093-10099 (2004)
Y. Tai, A. Shaporenko, H.-T. Rong, M. Buck, W. Eck, M. Grunze, and M. Zharnikov

Fabrication of thiol-terminated surfaces using aromatic self-assembled monolayers

J. Phys. Chem. B 108, 16806-16810 (2004)
Y. Tai, A. Shaporenko, W. Eck, M. Grunze, and M. Zharnikov

Depth distribution of irradiation-induced cross-linking in aromatic self-assembled monolayers

Langmuir 20, 7166-7170 (2004)
A. Shaporenko, M. Brunnbauer, A. Terfort, M. Grunze, and M. Zharnikov

Structural forces in self-assembled monolayers: Terphenyl-substituted alkanethiols on noble metal substrates

J. Phys. Chem. B 108, 14462-14469 (2004)
Y. Zubavichus, M. Zharnikov, A. Shaporenko, M. Grunze, O. Fuchs, L. Weinhardt, C. Heske, E. Umbach, J. D. Denlinger

Soft X-ray induced decomposition of phenylalanine and tyrosine: a comparative study

J. Phys. Chem. A 108, 4557-4565 (2004)
Y. Zubavichus, Y. Yang, M. Zharnikov, O. Fuchs, T. Schmidt, C. Heske, E. Umbach, G. Tzvetkov, F. Netzer, M. Grunze

Local structure of amorphous ice as revealed by O K-edge EXAFS

Chem. Phys. Chem. 5, 509-514 (2004)
R. Klauser, I.-H. Hong, M.-L. Huang and S.-C. Wang, T. J. Chuang, A. Terfort, and M. Zharnikov

Lithography with a soft X-ray beam and a monomolecular resist

Langmuir 20, 2050-2053 (2004)
K. Heister, S. Frey, A. Ulman, M. Grunze, and M. Zharnikov

Irradiation sensitivity of self-assembled monolayers with an introduced "weak link"

Langmuir 20, 1222-1227 (2004)
M. Zharnikov, Y. Ouchi, M. Hasegawa, and A. Scholl

X-ray absorption spectromicroscopy study of UV-photoinduced surface modification and anisotropy in polyimide films

J. Phys. Chem. B 108, 859-863 (2004)

2003

Y. Zubavichus, M. Zharnikov, A. Shaporenko, and M. Grunze

NEXAFS study of glycine and glycine-based oligopeptides

J. Electron Spectrosc. Relat. Phenom. 134, 25-33 (2003)
R. Klauser, I.-H. Hong, S.-C. Wang, M. Zharnikov, A. Paul, A. Gölzhäuser, A. Terfort, T. J. Chuang

Imaging and patterning of monomolecular resists by zone-plate-focused X-ray microprobe

J. Phys. Chem. B 107, 13133-13142 (2003)
M.-C. Wang, J.-D. Liao, C.-C. Weng, R. Klauser, A. Shaporenko, M. Grunze, and M. Zharnikov

Modification of aliphatic monomolecular films by free radical-dominant plasma: The effect of the alkyl chain length and the substrate

Langmuir 19, 9774-9780 (2003)
K. Adlkofer, A. Shaporenko, M. Zharnikov, M. Grunze, A. Ulman and M. Tanaka

Chemical engineering of gallium arsenide surfaces with 4’-methyl-4-mercaptobiphenyl and 4’-hydroxy-4-mercaptobiphenyl monolayers

J. Phys. Chem. B 107, 11737-11741 (2003)
S. Frey, A. Shaporenko, M. Zharnikov, P. Harder, and D. L. Allara

Self-assembled monolayers of nitrile-functionalized alkanethiols on gold and silver substrates

J. Phys. Chem. B 107, 7716-7725 (2003)
A. Shaporenko, K. Adlkofer, L. S. O. Johansson, M. Tanaka, and M. Zharnikov

Functionalization of GaAs surfaces with aromatic self-assembled monolayers: a synchrotron-based spectroscopic study

Langmuir 19, 4992-4998 (2003)
R. Klauser, M. Zharnikov, I.-H. Hong, S.-C. Wang, A. Gölzhäuser, M. Grunze, and T. J. Chuang

Imaging of patterned self-assembled monolayers by scanning photoelectron microscopy

Journal de Physique IV 104 459-463 (2003)
M. Zharnikov, A. Küller, A. Shaporenko, E. Schmidt, and W. Eck

Aromatic self-assembled monolayers on hydrogenated silicon

Langmuir 19, 4682-4687 (2003)
K. Heister, L. S. O. Johansson, M. Grunze, and M. Zharnikov

A detailed analysis of the C 1s photoemission of n-alkanethiolate films on noble metal substrates

Surf. Sci., 529, 36-46 (2003)
N. Matsuie, Y. Ouchi, H. Oji, E. Ito, H. Ishii, K. Seki, M. Hasegawa , M. Zharnikov

UV-photoinduced surface anisotropy of polyimide studied by near-edge x-ray absorption fine structure spectroscopy

Jpn. J. Appl. Phys. 42, L67-L69 (2003)

2002

M. Zharnikov and M. Grunze

Modification of thiol-derived self-assembling monolayers by electron and x-ray irradiation: Scientific and lithographic aspects

J. Vac. Sci. Technol. B 20, 1793-1807 (2002)
R. Klauser, I.-H. Hong, T.-H. Lee, G.-C. Yin, D.-H. Wei, K.-L. Tsang, T. J. Chuang, S.-C. Wang, S. Gwo, M. Zharnikov , and J.-D. Liao

Zone-plate-based scanning photoelectron microscopy at SRRC: performance and applications

Surf. Rev. Lett. 9, 213-222 (2002)
M.-C. Wang, J.-D. Liao, C.-C. Weng, R. Klauser, S. Frey, M. Zharnikov, and M. Grunze

The effect of the substrate on response of thioaromatic self-assembled monolayers to free radical-dominant plasma

J. Phys. Chem. B 106, 6220-6226 (2002)
M. Zharnikov, S. Frey, K. Heister, and M. Grunze

An extension of the mean free path approach to X-ray absorption spectroscopy

J. Electron Spectrosc. Relat. Phenom. 124, 15-24 (2002)
S. Frey, H.-T. Rong, K. Heister, Y.-J. Yang, M. Buck, and M. Zharnikov

Response of biphenyl-substituted alkanethiol self-assembled monolayers to electron irradiation: Damage suppression and odd-even effects

Langmuir 18, 3142-3150 (2002)
M.-C. Wang, J.-D. Liao, C.-C. Weng, R. Klauser, S. Frey, M. Zharnikov, M. Grunze

Modification of alkanethiolate self-assembled monolayers by free radical-dominant plasma

J. Phys. Chem. B 106, 77-84 (2002)

2001

N. Matsuie, H. Oji, E. Ito, H. Ishii, Y. Ouchi, K. Seki, M. Hasegawa, and M. Zharnikov

Studies on UV-Photoinduced surface anisotropy of polyimide films by NEXAFS spectroscopy

Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals Science and Technology, Section A: Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals 367, 159-166 (2001)
M. Zharnikov, M. Grunze

Spectroscopic characterization of thiol-derived self-assembled monolayers

J. Phys. Condens. Matter. 13, 11333-11365 (2001)
M. Zharnikov, H.-P. Steinrück

Holography with photoelectrons: A direct approach

J. Phys. Condens. Matter. 13, 10533-10560 (2001)
K. Heister, H.-T. Rong, M. Buck, M. Zharnikov, M. Grunze, L. S. O. Johansson

Odd-even effects at the S-metal interface and in the aromatic matrix in biphenyl-substituted alkanethiol self-assembled monolayers

J. Phys. Chem. B 105, 6888-6894 (2001)
K. Heister, M. Zharnikov, M. Grunze, L. S. O. Johansson

Adsorption of alkanethiols and biphenylthiols on Au and Ag substrates: A high resolution X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy study

J. Phys. Chem. B 105, 4058-4061 (2001)
S. Frey, V. Stadler, K. Heister, W. Eck, M. Zharnikov, M. Grunze, B. Zeysing, A. Terfort

Structure of thioaromatic self-assembled monolayers on gold and silver

Langmuir 17, 2408-2415 (2001)
H. T. Rong, S. Frey, Y.-J. Yang, M. Zharnikov, M. Buck, M. Wühn, Ch. Wöll, G. Helmchen.

On the importance of the head group substrate bond in thiol monolayers: A study of biphenyl based thiols on gold and silver

Langmuir 17, 1582-1593 (2001)
K. Heister, M. Zharnikov, M. Grunze, L. S. O. Johansson, A. Ulman

Characterization of X-ray induced damage in alkanethiolate monolayers by high resolution photoelectron spectroscopy

Langmuir (letter) 17, 8-11 (2001)

2000

S. Frey, K. Heister, M. Zharnikov, M. Grunze, K. Tamada, R. Colorado, Jr., M. Graupe, O. E. Shmakova, T. R. Lee

Structure of self-assembled monolayers of semifluorinated alkanethiols on gold and silver surfaces

Israel Journal of Chemistry 40 (2), 81-97 (2000)
M. Zharnikov, M. Neuber

Characterization of adsorbate ensembles by X-ray linear dichroism microscopy

Surf. Sci. 464, 8-22 (2000)
C. Yan, M. Zharnikov, A. Gölzhäuser, M. Grunze

Preparation and characterization of self-assembled monolayers on indium tin oxide

Langmuir 16, 6208-6215 (2000)
M. Zharnikov, S. Frey, H. Rong, Y.-J. Yang, K. Heister, M. Buck, M. Grunze

The effect of the sulfur-metal bond on the structure of self-assembled monolayers

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. (Communications) 2, 3359-3362 (2000)
W. Eck, V. Stadler, W. Geyer, M. Zharnikov, A. Gölzhäuser, M. Grunze

Generation of surface amino groups on aromatic self-assembled monolayers by low energy electron beams - A first step towards chemical lithography

Advanced Materials (Communications) 12, 805-808 (2000)
R. Dahint, M. Zharnikov, M. Himmelhaus, A. Gölzhäuser

Trend review: Modification and structuring of surfaces (Trendbericht: Modifizierung und Strukturierung von Oberflächen)

Nachrichten aus Chemie, Technik und Laboratorium 48, 321-325 (2000) (in German)
S. Frey, K. Heister, M. Zharnikov, M. Grunze

Modification of semifluorinated alkanethiolate monolayers by low energy electron irradiation

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 2, 1979-1987 (2000); 2, 3721 (2000) (erratum)
Dittschar, W. Kuch, M. Zharnikov, C. M. Schneider J. Magn.

Interrelation of morphology, structure, and magnetism in FexCo1-x/Cu(001) epitaxial alloy films

Magn. Mater. 212, 307-322 (2000)
M. Zharnikov, S. Frey, K. Heister, M. Grunze

Modification of alkanethiolate monolayers by low energy electron irradiation: Dependence on substrate and on length and isotopic composition of alkyl chains

Langmuir 16, 2697-2705 (2000)

1999

K. Heister, S. Frey, A. Gölzhäuser, A. Ulman, M. Zharnikov

An enhanced sensitivity of self-assembled monolayers to electron irradiation through the incorporation of a sulfide entity into alkyl chains

J. Phys. Chem. B 103, 11098-11104 (1999)
W. Geyer, V. Stadler, W. Eck, M. Zharnikov, A. Gölzhäuser, M. Grunze

Electron induced cross-linking of aromatic self-assembled monolayers: negative resists for nanolithography

Appl. Phys. Letters 75, 2401-2403 (1999)
K. Heister, D. L. Allara, K. Bahnck, S. Frey, M. Zharnikov, and M. Grunze

Deviations from 1:1 compositions in self-assembled monolayers formed from asymmetric dialkyl disulfides

Langmuir (Letter) 15, 5440-5443 (1999)
M. Zharnikov, S. Frey, A. Gölzhäuser, W. Geyer, and M. Grunze

Modification of alkanethiolate monolayers on Au-substrates by low energy electron irradiation: Alkyl chains and the S-Au interface

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 1, 3163-3171 (1999)
M. Neuber, M. Zharnikov, J. Walz, A. Schertel, M. Grunze

The adsorption geometry of benzoic acid on Ni(110)

Surf. Rev. Lett. 6, 53-75 (1999)
M. Zharnikov, M. Neuber, M. Grunze

Novel contrast mechanisms in photoelectron microscopy

J. Electron Spectrosc. Relat. Phenom. 98-99, 25-40 (1999)

1998

J. Thome, M. Himmelhaus, M. Zharnikov, and M. Grunze

Increased lateral density in alkanethiolate films on gold by mercury adsorption

Langmuir 14, 7435-7449 (1998)
A. Gölzhäuser, B. Jäger, M. Zharnikov, H.J. Kreuzer, M. Grunze

Holographic imaging of macromolecules

J. Vac. Sci. Technol. A 16, 3025-3028 (1998)
H. U. Müller, M. Zharnikov, B. Volkel, A. Schertel, P. Harder, and M. Grunze

Low energy electron induced damage in hexadecanethiolate monolayers

J. Phys. Chem. B 102, 7949-7959 (1998)
J. Camarero, J. J. de Miguel, T. Graf, R. Miranda, W. Kuch, M. Zharnikov, A. Dittschar, C. M. Schneider, and J. Kirschner

Tailoring epitaxial growth of low-dimensional magnetic structures by using surfactants

Surf. Sci. 346, 402-404 (1998)
M. Zharnikov, M. Neuber, and M. Grunze

Photoelectron diffraction imaging of microcrystallites on the surface of a Ni polycrystal

Surf. Rev. Lett. 5, 501-513 (1998)
W. Kuch, A. Dittschar, M.-T. Lin, M. Salvetti, M. Zharnikov, C. M. Schneider, J. Kirschner, J. Camarero, J.J. de Miguel, and R. Miranda

Magnetic dichroism study of the valence band structure of perpendicularly magnetized Co/Cu(111)

Phys. Rev. B 57, 5340-5346 (1998)
A. Dittschar, M. Zharnikov, M.-T. Lin, W. Kuch, C. M. Schneider, and J. Kirschner

Composition driven spin-reorientation transition in ferromagnetic alloy films

Phys. Rev. B (Rapid Communications) 57, R3209-R3213 (1998)

1997

M. Zharnikov, A. Dittschar, W. Kuch, C. M. Schneider, and J. Kirschner

Interplay between structure and magnetism in Fe/Cu(100) at temperature variation

J. Magn. Magn. Mater. 174, 40-56 (1997)
W. Kuch, A. Dittschar, M. T. Lin, M. Salvetti, M. Zharnikov, C. M. Schneider, J. Kirschner, J. Camarero, J. J. de Miguel, and R. Miranda

Direct evidence for complete antiferromagnetic coupling between Co films epitaxially grown on Cu(111) using Pb as surfactant

J. Magn. Magn. Mater. 170, L13-L16 (1997)
M. Zharnikov, A. Dittschar, W. Kuch, C. M. Schneider, and J. Kirschner

Spin-resolved photoemission and band-mapping in epitaxial fcc Fe-Co alloys on Cu(100)

J. Magn. Magn. Mater. 165, 250-253 (1997)

1996

J. Shen, M.-T. Lin, J. Giergiel, C. Schmidthals, M. Zharnikov, C. M. Schneider, and J. Kirschner

Annealing effect on the morphology and magnetism of g-Fe and Ni ultrathin films on Cu(100)

J. Magn. Magn. Mater. 156, 104-106 (1996)
M. Zharnikov, A. Dittschar, W. Kuch, C. M. Schneider, and J. Kirschner

Magnetic order-disorder transition mediated by a temperature-driven structural transformation

Phys. Rev. Lett., 76, 4620-4623 (1996)
J. Camarero, T. Graf, J. J. de Miguel, R. Miranda, W. Kuch, M. Zharnikov, A. Dittschar, C. M. Schneider, and J. Kirschner

Surfactant-mediated modification of the magnetic properties of Co/Cu(111) thin films and superlattices

Phys. Rev. Lett. 76, 4428-4431 (1996)
W. Kuch, A. Dittschar, K. Meinel, M. Zharnikov, C. M. Schneider, J. Kirschner, J. Henk, and R. Feder

Magnetic circular dichroism study of the valence states of perpendicularly magnetized Ni(001) films

Phys. Rev. B 53, 11621-11630 (1996)
D. Venus, W. Kuch, A. Dittschar, M. Zharnikov, C. M. Schneider, and J. Kirschner

Magnetic dichroism in angle-resolved UV photoemission from valence bands, using linearly polarized light

J. Appl. Phys. 79, 6504-6506 (1996)
W. Kuch, M. Zharnikov, A. Dittschar, K. Meinel, C. M. Schneider, J. Kirschner, J. Henk, and R. Feder

Magnetic circular dichroism study of the relativistic electronic structure of perpendicularly magnetized Ni/Cu(001)

J. Appl. Phys. 79, 6426-6428 (1996)
M. Zharnikov, A. Dittschar, W. Kuch, K. Meinel, C. M. Schneider, and J. Kirschner

Epitaxial fcc FeCo alloy films on Cu(001)

Thin Solid Films 275, 262-265 (1996)
M. Zharnikov, M. Weinelt, P. Zebisch, and H.-P. Steinrück

Surface structure characterization by photoelectron holography

Thin Solid Films 275, 266-269 (1996)

1994-95

D. Venus, W. Kuch, A. Dittschar, M. Zharnikov, C. M. Schneider, and J. Kirschner

Spin-dependent surface transmission in 3d metals: Implication for magnetic dichroism measurements of the valence band

Phys.Rev.B 52(9), 6174- 6177 (1995)
M. Zharnikov, M. Weinelt, P. Zebisch, M. Stichler, and H.-P. Steinrück

Holography of clean and sulphur covered Ni(111) using multiple wave number photoelectron diffraction patterns

Surf. Sci. 334, 114-134 (1995)
M. Zharnikov, M. Weinelt, P. Zebisch, M. Stichler, and H.-P. Steinrück

First unequivocal determination of an adsorbate site using multiple wave number photoelectron diffraction patterns

Phys. Rev. Lett. 73(26), 3548-3551 (1994)
M. Zharnikov, D. Mehl, and H.-P. Steinrück

Multiple surface plasmon excitations in overlayers of K and Na on Ru(001)

J. Electron Spectrosc. Relat. Phenom. 70, 103-116 (1994)
M. Zharnikov, D. Mehl, M. Weinelt, P. Zebisch, and H.-P. Steinrück

Holographic reconstruction of Pt(110) using multiple-wave number diffraction patterns

Surf. Sci. 312, 82-96 (1994)
V. D. Gorobchenko, M.V. Zharnikov, V. A. Batarov

Electron energy loss spectroscopy in metallic indium

Zhurnal Eksperimentalnoy i Teoreticheskoy Fiziki, 105, 224-237 (1994) (in Russian) [JETP 78 (1), 119-125 (1994)]
M. Zharnikov, D. Mehl, M. Weinelt, P. Zebisch and H.-P. Steinrück

Photoelectron diffraction and holography of clean and sulphur covered Ni(110)

Surf. Sci. 306, 125-143 (1994)

1983-93

V. D. Gorobchenko, M.V. Zharnikov

Investigation of individual components of bismuth cuprates by electron energy loss spectroscopy

Sverchprovodimost: fizika, khimia, technika (Superconductivity: Physics, chemistry, technique) 6 (8), 1609-1623 (1993) (in Russian)
V. D. Gorobchenko, M.V. Zharnikov, G. V. Pilyagin

Core polarisation in metallic cadmium

Voprosi Atomnoy Nauki i Techniki (Problems of Atomic Science and Technique) 2 (50), 83-84 (1990) (in Russian)
V. D. Gorobchenko, M.V. Zharnikov, G. V. Pilyagin

Spectrometer for EELS measurements

Voprosi Atomnoy Nauki i Techniki (Problems of Atomic Science and Technique) 2 (50), 82-83 (1990) (in Russian)
V. D. Gorobchenko, M.V. Zharnikov, G. V. Pilyagin

Polarisation of electrons of 4d-core levels in metallic cadmium

Fizika metallov i metallovedenie (Physics of Metals) 6, 204-206 (1990) (in Russian)
M.V. Zharnikov, V. D. Gorobchenko, G. V. Pilyagin

Spectrometer for characteristic energy losses of fast electrons in thin film samples

Pribori i Technika Eksperimenta (Instruments and Technique of Experiment) 2, 135-139 (1990). (in Russian)
V. D. Gorobchenko, M.V. Zharnikov

Electron energy loss spectra in separate components of superconductive bismuth cuprates

Preprint of I. V. Kurchatov Atomic Energy Institute, No. 5163/9, Moscow, Atominform, 1990, 21 p. (in Russian)
V. D. Gorobchenko, A. V. Irodova, M.V. Zharnikov, O. A. Lavrova, G. V. Laskova, G. V. Pilyagin

High-Tc superconducting phases in bismuth cuprates with high content of Ca and Cu

Preprint of I. V. Kurchatov Atomic Energy Institute, No. 4911/10, Moscow, Atominform, 1989, 12 p. (in Russian)
V. D. Gorobchenko, A. V. Irodova, M.V. Zharnikov, G. V. Laskova, G. V. Pilyagin

Superconductivity and phase composition of Bi-Pb-SrCa-Cu-O oxides with high Ca and Cu contents

Sverchprovodimost: fizika, khimia, technika (Supercondctivity: Physics, chemistry, technique) 2, (7), 55-60 (1989) (in Russian)
M.V. Zharnikov

Electron energy loss spectra in Cu, Pb, Bi and their oxides

Review of I. V. Kurchatov Atomic Energy Institute, vol. 2, Moscow, Atominform, 1989, p.60-64 (in Russian)
V. D. Gorobchenko, M.V. Zharnikov, A. V. Irodova, G. V. Laskova, G. V. Pilyagin

High-Tc superconductive phases in Bi2Sr2Ca4Cu8O17+u oxide

Sverchprovodimost: fizika, khimia, technika (Superconductivity: Physics, chemistry, technique) 2 (2), 53-59 (1989) (in Russian)
M.V. Zharnikov, V. D. Gorobchenko, I. L. Serpuchenko

Plasma excitations and polarisation of core electrons in transition metals

Zhurnal Eksperimentalnoy i Teoreticheskoy Fiziki 92 (1), 228-237 (1987) (in Russian) [Sov.Phys. JETP 65 (1), 128-133 (1987)]
V. D. Gorobchenko, M.V. Zharnikov, E. G. Maksimov, S. N. Rashkeev

Experimental and theoretical investigations of plasma oscillations of electrons in zinc and cadmium

Zhurnal Eksperimentalnoy i Teoreticheskoy Fiziki 88 (2), 677-691 (1985) (in Russian) [Sov. Phys. JETP 61 (2), 398-406 (1985)]
M.V. Zharnikov, S. N. Rashkeev

Theoretical analysis of plasma excitations in technetium

Fizika Tverdogo Tela 26 (11), 3385-3388 (1984) (in Russian) [Sov. Phys. Solid State 26 (11), 2034-2036 (1984)]
V. D. Gorobchenko, M.V. Zharnikov, E. G. Maksimov, K. A. Moldosanov

Investigation of plasma excitations in technetium by inelastic scattering of electrons

Zhurnal Eksperimentalnoy i Teoreticheskoy Fiziki 86 (2), 597-608 (1984) (in Russian) [Sov.Phys. JETP 59 (2), 348-354 (1984)]
K. A. Moldosanov, M.V. Zharnikov

Spectrometer for measurements of spectra of characteristic energy losses of fast electrons in thin metallic films

Pribori i Technika Eksperimenta (Instruments and Technique of Experiment), 2, 25-27 (1984) (in Russian)
K. A. Moldosanov, M.V. Zharnikov

Spectrometer for investigation of dispersion of volume plasmons in thin metallic films

Voprosi Atomnoy Nauki i Techniki (Problems of Atomic Science and Technique) 4 (25), 98-99 (1983) (in Russian)

Patents

Monolayers of chemisorbed, aromatic molecules polymerized by electron irradiation

W. Eck, A. Gölzhäuser, M. Zharnikov, V. Stadler, W. Geyer, M. Grunze

EP20000967597 (2000), United States Patent 6764758 (2002)

Method for the fabrication of ultrathin organic insulator layers for application in electronics and spintronics

Y. Tai, M. Grunze, M. Zharnikov

EP 1 712 298 B1 (2005)

Publications in Report Issues

86 publications in the Annual Reports of BESSY I and II, MAX IV, NSRRC, and ALS, including 5 Highlights Reports

Conference presentations:

400 conference contributions, including 68 invited, keynote, and plenary talks

Surface Analysis - Prof. (apl.) Dr. Michael Zharnikov

PUBLICATIONS