My name is Rémy Pawlak, senior scientist at the University of Basel (Switzerland).
I am from Marseille, southern France, where I studied Physics.
I received my bachelor's degree in 2004, and my master's degree in 2006 in Physics,
microelectronics and nanosciences from the University Paul Cézanne with a special focus on
experimental physics in ultra-high vacuum conditions. In 2009,
I obtained a PhD in Physics from the Aix-Marseille University for my work on
two-dimensional assembly and polymerization of organic molecules at surfaces characterized by scanning probe microscopy.
In 2010, I joined the group of Prof. E. Meyer at the University of Basel as a post-doc
fellow where I develop, maintain and operate a low temperature atomic force microscope (AFM)
and scanning tunneling microscope (STM). My research focuses on
low temperature physics, on-surface chemistry, material sciences, single-molecule
and quantum materials at the atomic scale. My main expertises are the imaging of atomic
structures and single molecules at surfaces using
STM/AFM with functionalized tips, atomic manipulations, detection of force in molecular
and quantum
systems.
Accurate synthesis and engineering of novel quantum materials
have become the frontiers of condensed matter physics, which might give rise to
unconventional electronic properties and future applications in quantum technologies.
Since a paramount in quantum materials research is to understanding how new quantum
phenomena can emerge from the topology of electronic wave-functions or correlations arising
from electron-electron interactions, a direct observation of their atomic structure and
electronic wavefunctions is mandatory at the fundamental scale. With this prospect, my
research interests not only focus on the synthesis of nanomaterials, but also on harnessing
the power of high-resolution scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) and atomic force
microscope (AFM) techniques in cryogenic environment. Indeed, only these techniques
enables the correlation between structure and electronic properties at the atomic scale,
information that is impossible to obtain using conventional macroscopic averaging
techniques typically used in surface science.
Scanning probe microscopy and ultra high vaccum instrumentation
These past years as a student or researcher, I worked on
ultra-high vacuum (UHV) apparatus to charaterize surfaces at the atomic scale. I developped
strong skills in scanning tunneling microsope (STM) and atomic force microscopy
(AFM) performed in cryogenic conditions (5K). Atomic force microscopy based on a
tuning fork sensor in the qPlus configuration operated in the non-contact mode using a
phase lock loop (PLL), together with typical STM characterizations (topographic imaging
in the constant-current mode or scanning tunneling spectroscopy (STS)).
Part of my work consists in preparing samples in such atomically cleaned conditions
(typically Cu(111), large band-gap semiconductors (TiO2, SrTio3) or superconductors
(NbSe2, Pb(110), Pb(111)). Molecule and atoms are evaporated from a quartz crucible
installed in the preparation chamber on substrates kept at temperatures from 10 K to
1000 K.
Microscope head showing the tuning fork holder mounted
on the piezoscanner.
Bond imaging of molecules and atomic structures
AFM image with a CO-terminated tip of a
tolyl-terpy molecule on Au(111).
One of my main research is the acquisition of highly resolved AFM images with functionalized
tips enabling unprecedented resolution of molecule structures. Such AFM experiments is possible thank to the small
amplitudes of tuning fork sensors operated at low temperature. In such conditions, a single carbon monoxide (CO) molecule can
be attached to the the very end of the AFM tip, which drastically enhances the image contrast by probing Pauli repulsive force
between tip and sample (Gross, Science 325, 1110 (2009)). Such real-space investigations can adress various on-surface
chemical reactions allowing an unambiguous visualization of the atom/molecule organizations, chemical reaction and
their biproducts.
Force and current spectroscopy at the atomic scale
Beside imaging surfaces, I have a long-standing experience in developping advanced force and current spectroscopic methods,
to give new insights into the mechanical, structural and electronic properties of single molecules at the atomic scale.
Scanning tunneling spectroscopy (STS) acquired using the standard lock-in
technique helps determining the local electronic density of states (LDOS) of
various samples down to the atomic scale. While investigating single molecules,
this technique enables the determination of the Highest Occupied Molecular
Orbitals (HOMO), Lowest Unoccupied Molecular Orbitals (LUMO) and band gaps.
Force spectroscopy is obtained by measuring interaction forces betwen tip and sample in the non-contact mode.
This is done by detecting the frequency shift variations, Δf, compared to the resonance frequency of the
oscillator. I focused on building three-dimensional force field above single-molecules using atom-tracked positioning.
Based on either Δf(z) or Δf(V) spectroscopic curves, this technique is routinely employed to determine the mechanical properties
of molecules as well as their charge distribution at the sub-molecular scale.
Schematic of force and current grid-spectroscopy used to investigate mechanics, density of states etc.
Single-molecule manipulation
Pulling, sliding, stretching a single molecule, repositionning single atoms to build
atomic structures on a surface. Single-molecule manipulation experiments can be achieved
with an STM/AFM at low temperature enabling the investigation of the mechanical
counter-reactions of a single molecule under a stress or en electrical field, and this
well-below the effect of thermal fluctuations. In such experiments, the aim is to develop methods to
engineer matter down to the atomic scale.
The movie shown here is composed of 28 STM images showing the displacement at
4.5 K of a single molecule on Au(111). The translation is propelled by an electrical
current injected from the tip.
Probing molecular spins at superconducting surfaces
The interaction of localized spins of atoms or molecules with a metallic substrate leads to the screening by the itinerant conduction electrons.
In tunneling spectra, the signature of this coupling is observed as a Kondo-resonance at zero energy or spin-flip excitations.
We detect this feature arising from localized magnetic moment in single molecules and molecular structures with dI/dV spectroscopy. On
superconductor, local magnetic moments interact with the Cooper pairs of the superconducting condensate. This gives rise to the so-called
Yu-Shiba-Rusinov (YSR) states, which emerge as sub-gap states inside the superconducting gap and reflect
the interaction strength with the substrate. Using a STM operated at 1K, we now explore the spectral fingerprint of these molecular spins.
dI/dV spectra of the supercondcuting gap of Pb(111) probed with a superconducting Pb tip
Publications
Selected publications
C. Li, C. Kaspar, P. Zhou, J.-C. Liu, O. Chahib, T. Glatzel, R. Häner, U. Aschauer,
S. Decurtins, S.-X. Liu, M. Thoss, E. Meyer, R. Pawlak.
Strong signature of electron-vibration coupling in molecules on Ag (111)
triggered by tip-gated discharging. Nat. Comm.14, 5956 (2023).
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R. Pawlak, X. Liu, S. Ninova, P. D’Astolfo,
C. Drechsel, S. Sangtarash, R. Häner, S. Decurtins,
H. Sadeghi, C. J. Lambert, U. Aschauer, S.-X. Liu,
E. Meyer. Bottom-up Synthesis of Nitrogen-Doped
Porous Graphene Nanoribbons. J. Am. Chem. Soc.142 12568–12573 (2020).
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R. Pawlak, C. Drechsel, P. D’Astolfo, M. Kisiel, E. Meyer, J. I. Cerda. Quantitative determination of atomic buckling of
silicene by atomic force microscopy. Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci.
117, 228-237 (2020).
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R. Pawlak, J.G. Vilhena, P. D'Astolfo, X. Liu,
G. Prampolini, T. Meier, T. Glatzel, J.A. Lemkul, R. Haner,
S. Decurtins, A. Baratoff, R. Perez, S.-X. Liu, E. Meyer.
Sequential Bending and Twisting around C-C Single Bonds by
Mechanical Lifting of a Pre-Adsorbed Polymer. Nano Lett.20 652-657 (2020). ▸read
R. Pawlak, J.G. Vilhena, A. Hinaut, T. Meier, Th. Glatzel, A. Baratoff,
E. Gnecco, R. Perez and E. Meyer. Conformations and cryo-force spectroscopy of
spray-deposited single-strand DNA on gold. Nat. Comm.10, 685
(2019). ▸read
R. Pawlak and T. Meier. Fast and Curious. Nat. Nanotechnol.12, 712-712 (2017). ▸read
R. Pawlak, M. Kisiel, J. Klinovaja, T. Meier, S. Kawai, Th. Glatzel,
D. Loss and E. Meyer. Probing Atomic Structure and Majorana Wavefunctions
in Mono-Atomic Fe-chains on Superconducting Pb-Surface. npj Quantum Info2, 16035 (2016). ▸read
M. Langer, M. Kisiel, R. Pawlak, F. Pelligrini, G. E. Santoro, R. Buzio, A. Gerbi, G. Balakrishnan, A. Baratoff,
E. Tosatti and E. Meyer. Giant frictional dissipation peaks and charge-density-wave slips at the NbSe2 surface.
Nat. Mater.13(11), 173-177 (2014). ▸read
S. Kawai, A. Benassi, E. Gnecco, H. Söde, R. Pawlak, X. Feng,
K. Müllen, D. Passerone, C. A. Pignedoli, P. Ruffieux, R. Fasel and E. Meyer.
Superlubricity of graphene nanoribbons on gold surfaces. Science351 957-961 (2016). ▸read
N. A. A. Zwaneveld, R. Pawlak, M. Abel, D. Catalin, D. Gigmes,
D. Bertin and L. Porte. Organized Formation of 2D Extended Covalent
Organic Frameworks at Surfaces. J. Am. Chem. Soc.130(21),
6678-6679 (2008). ▸read
List of all publications per year
Over the past years I published more than 80 peer-reviewed papers in scientifc journals. Click on the year to see the corresponding publications.
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R. Pawlak, J.-C. Liu, C. Li, R. Hess, H. Chen, C. Drechsel, P. Zhou, R. Häner, U. Aschauer,
T. Glatzel, S. Decurtins, D. Loss, J. Klinovaja, S.-X. Liu, W. Wulfhekel, E. Meyer Arxiv (2024).
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C. Li, V. Pokorný, M. Žonda, J.-C. Liu, P. Zhou, O. Chahib, T. Glatzel, R. Häner,
S. Decurtins, S.-X. Liu, R. Pawlak, E. Meyer Arxiv (2024).
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O. Chahib, Y. Yin, J.-C. Liu, C. Li, T. Glatzel, F. Ding, Q. Yuan, E. Meyer, R. Pawlak. Probing charge redistribution
at the interface of self-assembled cyclo-P5 pentamers on Ag(111) Nat Comm., 15, 6542 (2024).
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O. Hod, Y. Song, X. Gao, R. Pawlak, S. Huang, A. Hinaut, T. Glatzel, M. Urbakh, E. Meyer. Non-Amontons Frictional Behaviors of
Grain Boundaries at Layered Material Interfaces. (2024).
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O. Gutiérrez-Varela, Rémy Pawlak, G. Prampolini, E. Meyer, J.G. Vilhena. Molecular Tribology: Chemically Engineering Energy Dissipation at the Nanoscale.
Fundamentals of Friction and Wear on the Nanoscale, 117-158 (2024).
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E. Meyer, R. Pawlak, T. Glatzel. Scanning probe microscopy. Encyclopedia of Condensed Matter Physics, 4, 51-62 (2024).
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C. Li, C. Kaspar, P. Zhou, J.-C. Liu, O. Chahib, T. Glatzel, R. Häner, U. Aschauer,
S. Decurtins, S.-X. Liu, M. Thoss, E. Meyer, R. Pawlak.
Strong signature of electron-vibration coupling in molecules on Ag (111)
triggered by tip-gated discharging. Nat Comm., 14, 5956 (2023).
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K Regős, R. Pawlak, X. Wang, E. Meyer, S. Decurtins, G. Domokos, K. S. Novoselov, S.-X. Liu, U. Aschauer.
Polygonal tessellations as predictive models of molecular monolayers.
Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci.120 e2300049120 (2023).
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J.-C. Liu, R. Pawlak, X. Wang, P. D'Astolfo, C. Drechsel, P. Zhou, S. Decurtins, U. Aschaeur, S.-X. Liu,
W. Wulfhekel, E. Meyer. Proximity-Induced Superconductivity in Atomically Precise Nanographene.
ACS Mater. Lett., 5, 1083-1090 (2023).
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X. Yao, H. Zhang, F. Kong, A. Hinaut, R. Pawlak, M. Okuno, R. Graf, P. N. Horton, S. J. Coles,
E. Meyer, L. Bogani, M. Bonn, H. I. Wang, K. Müllen, A. Narita.
N= 8 Armchair Graphene Nanoribbons: Solution Synthesis and High Charge Carrier Mobility.
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., e202312610 (2023).
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R. Pawlak, K. N. Anindya, T. Shimizu, J.-C. Liu, T. Sakamaki,
R. Shang, A. Rochefort, E. Nakamura, E. Meyer. Atomically Precise Incorporation
of BN-Doped Rubicene into Graphene Nanoribbons. J. Phys. Chem. C, (2022).
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L. Giovanelli, R. Pawlak, F. Hussein, O. MacLean, F. Rosei, W. Song, C. Pigot,
F. Dumur, D. Gigmes, Y. Ksari, F. Bondino, E. Magnano, E. Meyer, S. Clair. On‐Surface Synthesis of
Unsaturated Hydrocarbon Chains through C− S Activation. Chem. A Eur. Jour.,28, 47 (2022).
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J. G. Vilhena, R. Pawlak, P. D’Astolfo, X. Liu, E. Gnecco, M. Kisiel, T. Glatzel, R. Pérez, R. Häner, S. Decurtins,
A. Baratoff, G. Prampolini, S.-X. Liu, E. Meyer. Flexible superlubricity unveiled in sidewinding motion of individual polymeric
chains. Phys Rev. Lett.128, 216102 (2022). ▸read
C. Drechsel, Philipp D’Astolfo, Jung-Ching Liu, Thilo Glatzel, R. Pawlak, Ernst Meyer. Topographic signatures and
manipulations of Fe atoms, CO molecules and NaCl islands on superconducting Pb(111). Beilstein J. Nanotechnology,13, 1-9 (2022). ▸read
Y. Song, A. Hinaut, S. Scherb, Y. Pellmont, R. Pawlak, S. Huang, Z. Liu, T. Glatzel, E. Meyer. Observation of robust
superlubricity of MoS2 on Au (111) in ultrahigh vacuum. Appl. Surf. Sci.,601, 154230 (2022).
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S. Kawai, A. Ishikawa, S.-I. Ishida, T. Yamakado, Y. Ma, K. Sun, Y. Tateyama, R. Pawlak, E. Meyer, S. Saito, A. Osuka.
On‐Surface Synthesis of Porphyrin‐Complex Multi‐Block Co‐Oligomers by Defluorinative Coupling.
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 134, e202114697 (2022). ▸read
P. D’Astolfo, X. Wang, X. Liu, M. Kisiel, C. Drechsel, A. Baratoff, U. Aschauer, S. Decurtins, S.-X. Liu, R. Pawlak, E. Meyer.
Energy Dissipation from Confined States in Nanoporous Molecular Networks. ACS Nano16, 16314-16321 (2022).
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R. Pawlak, X. Liu, S. Ninova, P. D'astolfo, C. Drechsel, J.-C. Liu, R. Häner, S. Decurtins, U. Aschauer, S.-X. Liu, E. Meyer.
On‐Surface Synthesis of Nitrogen‐Doped Kagome Graphene.
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.,60, 8370-8375 (2021). ▸read
E. Gnecco, R. Pawlak, T. Glatzel, E. Meyer. Atomic-scale investigations of ultralow friction on crystal surfaces in ultrahigh vacuum.
Book chapter in Superlubricity, 71-84 (2021). ▸read
K. Sun, K. Sagisaka, L. Peng, H. Watanabe, F. Xu R. Pawlak, E. Meyer, Y. Okuda, A. Orita, S. Kawai. Head‐to‐Tail Oligomerization by Silylene‐tethered Sonogashira Coupling on Ag(111). Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 133, 19750-19755 (2021). ▸read
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R. Pawlak, E. Meyer. Atomic buckling in silicene determined with sub-Ångstrom precision
by atomic force microscopy. SPG Mitteilungen, Progress in Physics, (2020). ▸read
R. Pawlak, X. Liu, S. Ninova, P. D’Astolfo, C. Drechsel, S. Sangtarash, R. Häner, S. Decurtins, H. Sadeghi, C. J. Lambert,
U. Aschauer, S.-X. Liu, E. Meyer. Bottom-up Synthesis of Nitrogen-Doped Porous Graphene Nanoribbons. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 142(29), 12568–12573 (2020). ▸read
R. Pawlak, C. Drechsel, P. D’Astolfo, M. Kisiel, E. Meyer, J. I. Cerda. Quantitative determination of atomic buckling of silicene by atomic force microscopy. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
, 117, 228-237 (2020). ▸read
R. Pawlak, J.G. Vilhena, P. D'Astolfo, X. Liu, G. Prampolini, T. Meier, T. Glatzel, J.A. Lemkul, R. Haner, S. Decurtins,
A. Baratoff, R. Perez, S.-X. Liu, E. Meyer.
Sequential Bending and Twisting around C-C Single Bonds by Mechanical Lifting of a Pre-Adsorbed Polymer. Nano Lett., 20, 652-657 (2020). ▸read
S. Scherb, A. Hinaut, R. Pawlak, J.G. Vilhena, Y. Liu, S. Freund, Z. Liu, X. Feng, K. Müllen, T. Glatzel, A. Narita, E. Meyer. Giant thermal expansion of a two-dimensional supramolecular network triggered by alkyl chain motion. Comm. Materials
, 1, 8 (2020). ▸read
S. Kawai, O. Krejčí, T. Nishiuchi, K. Sahara, T. Kodama, R. Pawlak, E. Meyer, T. Kubo, A.S. Foster. Three-dimensional graphene nanoribbons as a framework for molecular assembly and local probe chemistry. Sci. Adv.
, 6, eaay8913 (2020). ▸read
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R. Pawlak, J.G. Vilhena, A. Hinaut, T. Meier, Th. Glatzel,
A. Baratoff, E. Gnecco, R. Perez and E. Meyer. Conformations and
cryo-force spectroscopy of spray-deposited single-strand DNA on gold.
Nat. Comm., 10, 685 (2019). ▸read
M. Schulzendorf, A. Hinaut, M. Kisiel, R. Jöhr, R. Pawlak,
P. Restuccia, E. Meyer, M. Clelia Righi, Th. Glatzel. Altering
the Properties of Graphene on Cu(111) by Intercalation of Potassium
Bromide. ACS Nano, 13, 5485-5492 (2019). ▸read
R. Pawlak, S. Hoffmann, J. Klinovaja, D. Loss, E. Meyer. Majorana Fermions in Magnetic Chains.
Prog. Part. and Nucl. Phys., 107, 1-19, (2019). ▸read
R. Pawlak, J.G. Vilhena, Th. Glatzel and E. Meyer. Stretching DNA using cryo-force spectroscopy.
Imaging & Microscopy , 2, 32-34 (2019). ▸read
S. Fremy-Koch, A. Sadeghi, R. Pawlak, S. Kawai, A. Baratoff, S. Goedecker, E. Meyer, and Th. Glatzel.
Controlled switching of a single CuPc molecule on Cu(111) at low temperature. Phys. Rev. B, 100, 155427 (2019). ▸read
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S. Freund, R. Pawlak, L. Moser, A. Hinaut, R. Steiner, N. Marinakis, E. C. Constable, E. Meyer, C.E. Housecroft and Th. Glatzel Transoid-to-Cisoid Conformation Changes of Single Molecules on Surfaces Triggered by Metal Coordination. ACS Nano., 3(10), 12851-12856 (2018). ▸read
A.Hinaut, T. Meier, R. Pawlak, S. Freund, R. Jöhr, S. Kawai, T. Glatzel, S. Decurtins, K. Müllen, A. Narita, S.-X. Liu and E. Meyer. Electrospray deposition of structurally complex molecules revealed by atomic force microscopy. Nanoscale, 10(3), 1337-1344 (2018). ▸read
J.G. Vilhena, E. Gnecco, R. Pawlak, F. Moreno-Herrero, E. Meyer and Ruben Perez. Stick-Slip Motion of ssDNA over Graphene. J. Phys. Chem. B, 122(2), 840-846 (2018). ▸read
M. Kisiel, O. O Brovko, D. Yildiz, R. Pawlak, Urs Gysin, Erio Tosatti, Ernst Meyer. Mechanical dissipation from charge and spin transitions in oxygen-deficient SrTiO3 surfaces. Nat. Comm, 9, 1-7 (2018). ▸read
S. Kawai, S. Nakatsuka, T. Hatakeyama, R. Pawlak, T. Meier, J. Tracey, E. Meyer and A.S. Foster. Multiple heteroatom substitution to graphene nanoribbon. Science advances, 4, 7181 (2018). ▸read
A. Vanossi,D. Dietzel, A. Schirmeisen,E. Meyer, R. Pawlak,Th. Glatzel, M. Kisiel, S. Kawai and N. Manini. Recent highlights in nanoscale and mesoscale friction. BJ Nano., 9, 1995-2014 (2018). ▸read
S. Kawai, O. Krejci, A. S. Foster, R. Pawlak, F. Xu, L. Peng, A. Orita and E. Meyer. Diacetylene Linked Anthracene Oligomers Synthesized by One-Shot Homocoupling of Trimethylsilyl on Cu(111). ACS Nano., 12(8), 8791-8797 (2018). ▸read
L. Gigli, S. Kawai, R. Guerra, N. Manini, R. Pawlak, X. Feng, K. Müllen, P. Ruffieux, R. Fasel, E. Tosatti, E. Meyer, A. Vanossi. Detachment Dynamics of Graphene Nanoribbons on Gold. ACS Nano., 13, 689-697 (2018). ▸read
I. Piquero-Zulaica, J. Lobo-Checa, A. Sadeghi, ZM Abd El-Fattah, C. Mitsui, T. Okamoto, R. Pawlak, T. Meier, A. Arnau, J E. Ortega, J. Takeya, S. Goedecker, E. Meyer, S. Kawai. Precise engineering of quantum dot array coupling through their barrier widths. Nat. Comm., 8, 1-6 (2018). ▸read
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R. Pawlak, S. Kawai, T. Meier, Th. Glatzel, A. Baratoff and E. Meyer.
Single-molecule manipulation experiments to explore friction and adhesion. J. Phys. D: App. Phys.
, 50 113003 (2017). ▸read
R. Pawlak, A. Sadeghi, R. Jöhr, A. Hinaut, T. Meier, S. Kawai, L. Zajac, P. Olszowski, S. Godlewski, B. Such,
Th. Glatzel, S. Goedecker, M. Szymonski and E. Meyer. Hydroxyl-Induced Partial Charge States of Single Porphyrins on Titania Rutile. J. Phys. Chem. C, 121, 3607-3614 (2017). ▸read
E. Gnecco, R. Pawlak, M. Kisiel, Th. Glatzel and E. Meyer. Atomic scale friction phenomena.
In: "Handbook of Nanotechnology", (Springer), 519-548 (2017).
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R. Jöhr, A. Hinaut, R. Pawlak, L. Zajac, P. Olszowski, B. Such, Th. Glatzel, J. Zhang, M. Muntwiler, J. J. Bergkamp, L.-M. Mateo, S. Decurtins, S.-X. Liu, and E. Meyer. Thermally induced anchoring of a zinc-carboxyphenylporphyrin on rutile TiO2 (110). J. Chem. C , 146(18), 184704 (2017). ▸read
T. Meier, R. Pawlak, S. Kawai, Y. Geng, X. Liu, S. Decurtins, P. Hapala, A. Baratoff, S.-X. Liu, P. Jelinek, E. Meyer and Th. Glatzel. Donor-Acceptor Properties of a Single-Molecule Altered by On-Surface Complex Formation. ACS Nano , 11, 18413-8420 (2017). ▸read
R. Pawlak, T. Meier, N. Renaud, M. Kisiel, A. Hinaut, T. Glatzel, D. Sordes, C. Durand, W.-H. Soe, A. Baratoff, C. Joachim, C. E. Housecroft, E. C. Constable and Ernst Meyer. Design and Characterization of an Electrically Powered Single Molecule on Gold. ACS Nano , 11, 9930-9940 (2017). ▸read
R. Pawlak and T. Meier. Fast and Curious. Nat. Nanotechnol. , 12, 712-712 (2017). ▸read
S. Kawai, T. Nishiuchi, T. Kodama, P. Spijker, R. Pawlak, T. Meier, J. Tracey, T. Kubo, E. Meyer and A. S. Foster. Direct quantitative measurement of the C=O...H-C bond by atomic force microscopy Science Advance , 3(5), e1603258 (2017). ▸read
E. Gnecco, R. Pawlak, M. Kisiel, Th. Glatzel and E. Meyer. Atomic Scale Friction Phenomena.
In: "Bhushan B. (eds) Nanotribology and Nanomechanics.", (Spring), 519-548 (2017).
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P. Olszowski, L. Zajac, S. Godlewski, B. Such, R. Pawlak, A. Hinaut, R. Johr, T. Glatzel, E. Meyer and M. Szymonski. Ordering of Zn-centered porphyrin and phthalocyanine on TiO2 (011): STM studies. BJ Nano. , 8, 99 (2017). ▸read
I. Piquero-Zulaica, J. Lobo-Checa, A. Sadeghi, Z. M. Abd El-Fattah, C. Mitsui, T. Okamoto, R. Pawlak, T. Meier, A. Arnau, J. Enrique Ortega, J. Takeya, S. Goedecker, E. Meyer and S. Kawai. Ordering of Zn-centered porphyrin and phthalocyanine on TiO2 (011): STM studies. Nature Comm. , 8, 787 (2017). ▸read
S. Kawai, K. Takahashi, S. Ito, R. Pawlak, T. Meier, P. Spijker, F. F. Canova, J. Tracey, K. Nozaki, A. S. Foster and E. Meyer. Competing Annulene and Radialene Structures in a Single Anti-Aromatic Molecule Studied by High-Resolution Atomic Force Microscopy. ACS Nano , 11, 8122-8130 (2017). ▸read
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R. Pawlak, M. Kisiel, J. Klinovaja, T. Meier, S. Kawai, Th. Glatzel, D. Loss and E. Meyer.
Probing Atomic Structure and Majorana Wavefunctions in Mono-Atomic Fe-chains on Superconducting Pb-Surface.
npj Quantum Info, 2, 16035 (2016). ▸read
S. Stehlik, Th. Glatzel, V. Pichot, R. Pawlak, E. Meyer, D. Spitzer, and B. Rezek.
Water interaction with hydrogenated and oxidized detonation nanodiamonds - Microscopic and spectroscopic analyses.
Diamond and Related Materials, 63, 97-102 (2016). ▸read
R. Pawlak, W. Ouyang, A. E. Filippov, L. Kalikhman-Razvozov, S. Kawai, T. Glatzel, E. Gnecco, A. Baratoff , Q.-S. Zheng,
O. Hod, M. Urbakh, E. Meyer. Single Molecule Tribology: Force Microscopy Manipulation of a Porphyrin Derivative on a Copper Surface.
ACS Nano, 10, 713-722 (2016). ▸read
S. Kawai, A. Benassi, E. Gnecco, H. Söde, R. Pawlak, X. Feng, K. Müllen, D. Passerone, C. A. Pignedoli, P. Ruffieux,
R. Fasel and E. Meyer. Superlubricity of graphene nanoribbons on gold surfaces. Science, 351(6276), 957-961 (2016).
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L. Zajac, P. Olszowski, S. Godlewski, L. Bodek, B. Such, R. Jöhr, R. Pawlak, A. Hinaut, Th. Glatzel, E. Meyer,
and M. Szymonski. Self-assembling of Zn porphyrins on a (110) face of rutile ce{TiO2} - The anchoring role of carboxyl groups. Applied Surface Science, 379, 277-281 (2016). ▸read
S. Freund, A. Hinaut, R. Pawlak, S.-X. Liu, S. Decurtins, E. Meyer and Th. Glatzel. Morphology Change of C60 Islands on Organic Crystals Observed by Atomic Force Microscopy. ACS Nano, 10(6), 5782-5788 (2016). ▸read
S. Kawai, A. Sadeghi, T. Okamoto, C. Mitsui, R. Pawlak, T. Meier, J. Takeya, S. Goedecker and E. Meyer. Chemical Structures of Organometallic Intermediate and Carbon-carbon Bonds in on-surface Chemical Reaction. Small, 12(38), 5303-5311 (2016). ▸read
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R. Pawlak, S. Kawai, Th. Glatzel, and E. Meyer. Single Molecule Force Spectroscopy. In: Noncontact Atomic Force Microscopy,(Springer), 195-222 (2015). ▸read
R. Pawlak, L. Marot, A. Sadeghi, S. Kawai, Th. Glatzel, P. Reimann, S. Goedecker, H.-J. Güntherodt and E. Meyer. Chain-like structure elements in Ni40Ta60 metallic glasses observed by scanning tunneling microscopy. Sci. Rep., 5, 13143 (2015). ▸read
R. Jöhr, A. Hinaut, R. Pawlak, A. Sadeghi, S. Saha, S. Goedecker, B. Such, M. Szymonski, E. Meyer, and Th. Glatzel. Characterization of individual molecular adsorption geometries by atomic force microscopy: Cu-TCPP on rutile TiO2 (110). J. Chem. Phys., 143(9), 094202 (2015). ▸read
A. Hinaut, R. Pawlak, E. Meyer and Th. Glatzel. Electrospray deposition of organic molecules on bulk insulator surfaces. BJ Nano., 6, 1927-1934 (2015). ▸read
M. Kisiel, F. Pellegrini, G. E. Santoro, M. Samadashvili, R. Pawlak, A. Benassi, U. Gysin, R. Buzio, A. Gerbi, E. Meyer and E. Tosatti. Noncontact Atomic Force Microscope Dissipation Reveals a Central Peak of SrTiO3 Structural Phase Transition. Phys. Rev. Lett., 115, 046101 (2015). ▸read
L. Zajac, P. Olszowski, S. Godlewski, B. Such, R. Jöhr,R. Pawlak, A. Hinaut, Th. Glatzel, E. Meyer and M. Szymonski. Ordered heteromolecular overlayers formed by metal phthalocyanines and porphyrines on rutile titanium dioxide surface studied at room temperature. J. Chem. Phys. C., 143, 224702 (2015). ▸read
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S. Kawai, A. Sadeghi, F. Xu, L. Peng, R. Pawlak, Th. Glatzel, A. Willand, A. Orita, J. Otera, S. Goedecker, and E. Meyer. Correction to Obtaining Detailed Structural Information about Supramolecular Systems on Surfaces by Combining High-Resolution Force Microscopy with ab Initio Calculations. ACS Nano, 8(3), 3099 (2014). ▸read
L. Giovanelli , O. Ourdjini, M. Abel, R. Pawlak, J. Fujii, L. Porte, J.-M. Themlin and S. Clair. Combined Photoemission Spectroscopy and Scanning Tunneling Microscopy Study of the Sequential Dehydrogenation of Hexahydroxytriphenylene on Ag(111). J. Phys. Chem. C., 118, 14899 (2014). ▸read
S. Kawai, M. Koch, E. Gnecco, A. Sadeghi, R. Pawlak, Th. Glatzel, J. Schwarz, S. Goedecker, S. Hecht, A. Baratoff, L. Grill, and E. Meyer. Quantifying the atomic-level mechanics of single long physisorbed molecular chains. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 111(11), 3968-3972 (2014). ▸read
M. Langer, M. Kisiel, R. Pawlak, F. Pelligrini, G. E. Santoro, R. Buzio, A. Gerbi, G. Balakrishnan, A. Baratoff,
E. Tosatti and E. Meyer. Giant frictional dissipation peaks and charge-density-wave slips at the NbSe2 surface.
Nature Materials, 13(11), 173-177 (2014). ▸read
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R. Pawlak, Th. Glatzel, V. Pichot, L. Schmidlin, S. Kawai,S. Fremy, D. Spitzer and E. Meyer. Local Detection of Nitrogen-Vacancy Centers in a Nanodiamond Monolayer. Nano Lett., 13, 5803-5807 (2013). ▸read
B. Eren, Th. Glatzel, M. Kisiel, W. Fu, R. Pawlak, U. Gysin, C. Nef, L. Marot, M. Calame, Ch. Schönenberger and E. Meyer. Hydrogen plasma microlithography of graphene supported on a Si/SiO2 substrate. Appl. Phys. Lett., 102, 071602 (2013). ▸read
S. Kawai, A. Sadeghi, X. Feng, P. Lifen, R. Pawlak, T. Glatzel, A. Willand, A. Orita, J. Otera, S. Goedecker, and E. Meyer. Obtaining Detailed Structural Information about Supramolecular Systems on Surfaces by Combining High-Resolution Force Microscopy with ab initio Calculations. ACS Nano, 7(10), 9098 (2013). ▸read
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B. Eren, D. Hug, L. Marot, R. Pawlak, M. Kisiel, R. Steiner, D. M. Zumbühl and E. Meyer.
Pure hydrogen low-temperature plasma exposure of HOPG and graphene: Graphane formation?
BJ Nano., 3, 852-859 (2012). ▸read
L. Schmidlin, V. Pichot, S. Josset, R. Pawlak, Th. Glatzel, S. Kawai, E. Meyer and D. Spitzer.
Two-dimensional nanodiamond monolayers deposited by combined ultracentrifugation and electrophoresis techniques.
Appl. Phys. Lett., 101, 253111 (2012). ▸read
R. Pawlak, S. Fremy, S. Kawai, T. Glatzel, H. Fang, L.-A. Fendt, F. Diederich and E. Meyer.
Directed rotations of single porphyrin molecules controlled by localized force spectroscopy.
ACS Nano, 6, 6318-6324 (2012). ▸read
F. Bocquet, L. Nony, S. C. B. Mannsfeld, V. Oison, R. Pawlak, L. Porte and Ch. Loppacher.
Inhomogeneous Relaxation of a Molecular Layer on an Insulator due to Compressive Stress.
Phys. Rev. Lett., 108(20), 206103 (2012). ▸read
L. Porte, M. Abel, P. Amsalem, F. Bocquet, F.C. Bocquet, V. Chevallier, S. Clair, G. Delafosse, S. Desbief, V. Gadenne,
L. Giovanelli, M. Koudia, Y. Ksari, C. Loppacher, A. Merlen, L. Nony, O. Ourdjini, L. Patrone, R. Pawlak, J. Romann,
J-C. Valmalette and J-M. Themlin. Self-organised growth of molecular arrays at surfaces.
Int. J. Nanotechnol., 9, 325 (2012). ▸read
R. Pawlak, S. Kawai, S. Fremy, Th. Glatzel and E. Meyer.
High-resolution imaging of C60 molecules using tuning-fork-based non-contact atomic force microscopy.
J. Phys.: Cond. Matter., 24, 084005 (2012). ▸read
S. Fremy, S. Kawai, R. Pawlak, Th. Glatzel, A. Baratoff and E. Meyer.
Three-dimensional dynamic force spectroscopy measurements on KBr(001): atomic deformations at small tip-sample separations.
Nanotechnology, 23, 055401 (2012). ▸read
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O. Ourdjini, R. Pawlak, M. Abel, S. Clair, L. Chen, N. Bergeon, M. Sassi, V. Oison, J.-M. Debierre, R. Coratger and L. Porte. Substrate-mediated ordering and defect analysis of a surface covalent organic framework. Phys. Rev. B., 84, 125421 (2011). ▸read
R. Pawlak, S. Kawai, S. Fremy, Th. Glatzel and E. Meyer. Atomic-scale mechanical properties of orientated C60 molecules revealed by noncontact atomic force microscopy. ACS Nano, 5(8), 6349-54 (2011). ▸read
S. Kawai, R. Pawlak, Th. Glatzel and E. Meyer. Systematic measurement of pentacene assembled on Cu(111) by bimodal dynamic force microscopy at room temperature. Phys. Rev. B, 84(8), 085429 (2011). ▸read
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R. Pawlak, L. Nony, F. Bocquet, V. Oison, M. Sassi, J.-M. Debierre, Ch. Loppacher and L. Porte. Supramolecular Assemblies of 1,4-Benzene Diboronic Acid on KCl(001). J. Phys. Chem. C., 114(20), 9290-9295 (2010). ▸read
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N. A. A. Zwaneveld, R. Pawlak, M. Abel, D. Catalin, D. Gigmes, D. Bertin,
L. Porte. Synthesis of an ordered covalent monolayer network onto a surface.
International Patent Application No.PCT/IB2008/002342, (2009).
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R. Pawlak, S. Clair, V. Oison, M. Abel, O. Ourdjini, N. A. A. Zwaneveld, D. Gigmes, D. Bertin, L. Nony and L. Porte. Robust Supramolecular Network on Ag(111): Hydrogen-Bond Enhancement through Partial Alcohol Dehydrogenation. Chem. Phys. Chem., 10(7), 1032-1035 (2009). ▸read
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N. A. A. Zwaneveld, R. Pawlak, M. Abel, D. Catalin, D. Gigmes, D. Bertin and L. Porte. Organized Formation of 2D Extended Covalent Organic Frameworks at Surfaces. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 130(21), 6678-6679 (2008). ▸read
Book chapters, review articles and patents
O. Gutiérrez-Varela, Rémy Pawlak, G. Prampolini, E. Meyer, J.G. Vilhena. Molecular Tribology: Chemically Engineering Energy Dissipation at the Nanoscale.
Fundamentals of Friction and Wear on the Nanoscale, 117-158 (2024).
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E. Gnecco, R. Pawlak, T. Glatzel, E. Meyer. Atomic-scale investigations of ultralow friction on crystal surfaces in ultrahigh vacuum.
Book chapter in Superlubricity, 71-84 (2021). ▸read
R. Pawlak, S. Hoffmann, J. Klinovaja, D. Loss, E. Meyer. Majorana Fermions in Magnetic Chains.
Prog. Part. and Nucl. Phys., 107, 1-19, (2019). ▸read
R. Pawlak, S. Kawai, T. Meier, Th. Glatzel, A. Baratoff and E. Meyer.
Single-molecule manipulation experiments to explore friction and adhesion. J. Phys. D: App. Phys.
, 50 113003 (2017). ▸read
E. Gnecco, R. Pawlak, M. Kisiel, Th. Glatzel and E. Meyer. Atomic scale friction phenomena.
In: "Handbook of Nanotechnology", (Springer), 519-548 (2017).
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E. Gnecco, R. Pawlak, M. Kisiel, Th. Glatzel and E. Meyer. Atomic Scale Friction Phenomena.
In: "Bhushan B. (eds) Nanotribology and Nanomechanics.", (Spring), 519-548 (2017).
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R. Pawlak, S. Kawai, Th. Glatzel, and E. Meyer. Single Molecule Force Spectroscopy.
In: Noncontact Atomic Force Microscopy,(Springer), 195-222 (2015).
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N. A. A. Zwaneveld, R. Pawlak, M. Abel, D. Catalin, D. Gigmes, D. Bertin,
L. Porte. Synthesis of an ordered covalent monolayer network onto a surface.
International Patent Application No.PCT/IB2008/002342, (2009).
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Peer review activities
I am involved in many peer-review activities for scientific journals such as Nature, Nature Nanotechnology, Nature Communication, Communication Materials, Communication Chemistry,
Science Advances, Physical Review Letters, ACS Nano, Angewandte Chemie Int. Ed.,
Nano Letters, Journal of Physical Chemistry, The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, Small...
Conferences
These last years, I contributed to more than 100 international conferences and
seminars dedicated to fields of Physics, Chemistry, material science and
scanning probe microcopy. The interactive map bellow displays all places
where I had the opportunity to present my scientific reseach in conferences or as an invited talk (star marker).
COMING SOON! Gate tunable topological superconductivity in a supramolecular spin lattice molecule.
University of Zurich (Gp. F. Natterer), Zurich Switzerland, November 2024
Gate tunable topological superconductivity in a supramolecular spin lattice molecule.
IPCMS (Gp. G. Schull), Strasbourg France, June 2024
Gate tunable topological superconductivity in a supramolecular spin lattice molecule.
MolCHSurf Meeting, Bern, June 2024
Giant thermal expansion of a two-dimensional supramolecular network triggered by alkyl chain.
809. WE-Heraeus-Seminar , Bad Honnef Germany, May 2024
Probing charge, spin and vibrational excitations of single molecules.
GDR NEMO , Lille France, Sept. 2023
Probing charge, spin and vibrational excitations of single molecules.
ECOSS36 , Lodz Poland, June 2023
Structure of atomically-precise graphene and
silicene characterized by low temperature atomic force microscopy.
DSL2023 , Heraklion Greece, June 2023
Probing charge, spin and vibrational excitations of molecular systems
with µeV resolution. EMPA (Gp. B. Schuler/R. Fasel), Dubendorf Switzerland, March. 2023
A two dimensional array of molecular quantum dots on Pb(111). MolQuest Conference, Switzerland, Aug. 2022
A two dimensional array of molecular quantum dots on Pb(111). Seminar at KIT (Gp. Prof. Wulf Wulfheckel), Germany, May 2022
On-surface synthesis of silicene and nanographene characterized by atomic force microscopy 756. WE-Heraeus-Seminar , Bad Honnef, Germany, 2021
Atomic force microscopy for structural analysis and molecule manipulation. University of Münster (Gp. Pr. Harald Fuchs) , Münster, Germany, 2019
Probing Atomic Structure and Majorana Wavefunction in Mono-Atomic Fe Chains on Superconducting Lead. Forschungszentrum Jülich, (Gp. Pr. S. Tautz) , Jülich, Germany, Jan. 2019
How we actuate and steer the swiss nano dragster during the first international Nanocar Race. ACSIN-ICSPM16 Conference , Sendai, Japan, 2018
Propriétés électroniques et structurales de molécules uniques à basse température. CEMES-CNRS, Toulouse, France Nov. 2017
Propriétés électroniques et structurales de molécules uniques à basse température. CEA Grenoble, France, Sept. 2017
Majorana fermions in superconducting Fe chains. Qmol Conference, Ascona, Switzerland, Sept. 2017
Majorana fermions in Fe chains on Pb(110). PCSI-44 conference , Santa Fé, USA, Jan. 2015
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