Publications

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publications @Uni Innsbruck (2022-)

• P. Leidinger, et al. "Probing dynamic covalent chemistry in a 2D boroxine framework by in situ near-ambient pressure X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy", Nanoscale, 15, 1068-1075 (2023). 

• Z. Zou, et al. "In Situ Observation of C-C Coupling and Step Poisoning During the Growth of Hydrocarbon Chains on Ni(111)", Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 62, e202213295 (2023). 

Selected publications

1. L. L. Patera, et al., “Real-time imaging of adatom-promoted graphene growth on nickel”, Science, 359, 6381, 1243–1246, 2018.
   First experimental observation of a single atom catalyst at work during a surface-catalyzed process, where short-lived reaction intermediates are imaged in real time by high-speed scanning tunneling microscopy.

2. L. L. Patera*, et al., “Mapping orbital changes upon electron transfer with tunnelling microscopy on insulators”, Nature, 566, 7743, 245–248, 2019.
   Demonstration of an innovative experimental approach capable of performing tunneling experiments on non-conductive substrates to map the orbital structure of isolated molecules upon electron transfer. Highlighted into the Nature research collection “Sensing at the limit”.

3. L. L. Patera*, et al., “Accessing a charged intermediate state involved in the excitation of single molecules,” Physical Review Letters, 123, 016001, 2019.
   Observation of intermediate ionic states involved in single-molecule excitation, revealing structural changes taking place when a molecule is ionized.

4. L. L. Patera*, et al., “Resolving the unpaired-electron orbital distribution in a stable organic radical by Kondo resonance mapping”, Angewandte Chemie International Edition, vol. 58, 11063, 2019.
   Mapping of the extension of the unpaired‐electron orbital in a molecular radical with angstrom resolution.

5. L. L. Patera*, et al., “Imaging charge localization in a conjugated oligophenylene”, Physical Review Letters, 125, 176803, 2020.
   Simultaneous observation of the charge distribution and the structural distortions that result from the addition of a single charge to a molecule. Highlighted with an article on “Physics”, an online magazine of the American Physical Society (APS), spotlighting exceptional research.