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most citedMolecular-Scale Visualization of Steric Effects of Ligand Binding to Reconstructed Au(111) Surfaces

15 citations · 20 across the 8 of their papers we have counts for

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8 papers

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2025

Spectroscopic Determination of Site-Selective Ligand Binding on Single Anisotropic Nanocrystals

Dong Le, Wade Shipley, Alexandria Do +17

Organic surface ligands are integral components of nanocrystals and nanoparticles that have a strong influence on their physicochemical properties, their interaction with the envir…

cond-mat.mes-hall2025

Single-Molecule Vibrational Characterization of Binding Geometry Effects on Isocyanide-Metal Interactions

Liya Bi, Zhe Wang, Krista Balto +5

Isocyanide-metal binding is governed by sigma-donation and pi-back-bonding, which affects the energy of the isocyanide stretching mode-a characteristic probe for ligand-metal inter…

physics.chem-ph2024

Nano-Scale Manipulation of Single-Molecule Conformational Transition Through Vibrational Excitation

Weike Quan, Zihao Wang, Yueqing Shi +6

On-demand control of molecular actions is essential for realizing single-molecule functional devices. Such a control can be achieved by manipulating interactions between individual…

physics.chem-ph2024

Characterization of Coulomb Interactions in Electron Transport through a Single Hetero-Helicene Molecular Junction Using Scanning Tunneling Microscopy

Yueqing Shi, Liya Bi, Zihao Wang +5

Characterization of the structural and electron transport properties of single chiral molecules provides critical insights into the interplay between their electronic structure and…

cond-mat.mes-hall2024★ 2 cited

Molecular-Scale Insights into the Heterogeneous Interactions Between an m-Terphenyl Isocyanide Ligand and Noble Metal Nanoparticles

Liya Bi, Yufei Wang, Zhe Wang +8

The structural and chemical properties of metal nanoparticles are often dictated by their interactions with molecular ligand shells. These interactions are highly material-specific…

physics.chem-ph2024

Operating a Multi-Level Molecular Dimer Switch through Precise Tip-Molecule Control

Yueqing Shi, Weike Quan, Liya Bi +6

Controlling structural transitions between molecular configurations is crucial for advancing functional molecular electronics. While reversible switching of bistable two-state mole…

cond-mat.mes-hall2024★ 3 cited

An Economical and Efficient Helium Recovery System for Vibration-Sensitive Applications

Zhiyuan Yin, Liya Bi, Yueqing Shi +1

We present the design of a helium liquefaction system tailored to efficiently recover helium vapor from either an individual or a small cluster of vibration-sensitive cryogenic ins…

cond-mat.mes-hall2023★ 15 cited

Molecular-Scale Visualization of Steric Effects of Ligand Binding to Reconstructed Au(111) Surfaces

Liya Bi, Sasawat Jamnuch, Amanda Chen +10

Direct imaging of single molecules at nanostructured interfaces is a grand challenge, with potential to enable new, precise material architectures and technologies. Of particular i…