Publications

Observing Atomic Collapse Resonances in Artificial Nuclei on Graphene
Y. Wang, D. Wong, A. V. Shytov, V. W. Brar, S. Choi, Q. Wu, H. Tsai, W. Regan, A. Zettl, R. K. Kawakami, S. G. Louie, L. S. Levitov & M. F. Crommie, Science 340, 734-737 (2013)
Experimentally Engineering the Edge Termination of Graphene Nanoribbons
X. Zhang, O. V. Yazyev, J. Feng, L. Xie, C. Tao, Y.-C. Chen, L. Jiao, Z. Pedramrazi, A. Zettl, S. G. Louie, H. Dai & M. F. Crommie, ACS Nano 7, 198-202 (2013)
Mapping Dirac quasiparticles near a single Coulomb impurity on graphene
Y. Wang, V. W. Brar, A. V. Shytov, Q. Wu, W. Regan, H. Tsai, A. Zettl, L. S. Levitov & M. F. Crommie, Nature Physics 8, 653–657 (2012)
Self-Assembly and Photomechanical Switching of an Azobenzene Derivative on GaAs(110): Scanning Tunneling Microscopy Study
I. V. Pechenezhskiy, J. Cho, G. D. Nguyen, L. Berbil-Bautista, B. L. Giles, D. A. Poulsen, J. M. J. Fréchet, and M. F. Crommie, J. Phys. Chem. C 116, 1052–1055 (2012)
Local Electronic Properties of Graphene on a BN Substrate via Scanning Tunneling Microscopy
R. Decker, Y. Wang, V. W. Brar, W. Regan, H. Tsai, Q. Wu, W. Gannett, A. Zettl, and M. F. Crommie, Nano Letters 11, 2291-2295 (2011)
Spatially resolving edge states of chiral graphene nanoribbons
C. Tao, L. Jiao, O. V. Yazyev, Y.-C. Chen, J. Feng, X. Zhang, R. B. Capaz, J. M. Tour, A. Zettl, S. G. Louie, H. Dai, and M. F. Crommie, Nature Physics 7, 616–620 (2011)
Single-Molecule-Resolved Structural Changes Induced by Temperature and Light in Surface-Bound Organometallic Molecules Designed for Energy Storage
J. Cho, L. Berbil-Bautista, I. V. Pechenezhskiy, N. Levy, S. K. Meier, V. Srinivasan, Y. Kanai, J. C. Grossman, K. P. C. Vollhardt, and M. F. Crommie, ACS Nano 5, 3701–3706 (2011)
Gate-controlled ionization and screening of cobalt adatoms on a graphene surface
V. W. Brar, R. Decker, H.-M. S., Y. Wang, L. Maserati, K. T. Chan, H. Lee, C. O. Girit, A. Zettl, S. G. Louie, M. L. Cohen, and M. F. Crommie, Nature Physics 7, 43–47 (2011)
Functionalization, self-assembly, and photoswitching quenching for azobenzene derivatives adsorbed on Au(111)
J. Cho, L. Berbil-Bautista, N. Levy, D. Poulsen, J. M. J. Fréchet, and M. F. Crommie, J. Chem. Phys. 133, 234707 (2010)
Strain-Induced Pseudo–Magnetic Fields Greater Than 300 Tesla in Graphene Nanobubbles
N. Levy, S. A. Burke, K. L. Meaker, M. Panlasigui, A. Zettl, F. Guinea, A. H. Castro Neto, and M. F. Crommie, Science 329, 544-547 (2010)
Determination of Photoswitching Dynamics through Chiral Mapping of Single Molecules Using a Scanning Tunneling Microscope
M. J. Comstock, D. A. Strubbe, L. Berbil-Bautista, N. Levy, J. Cho, D. Poulsen, J. M. J. Fréchet, S. G. Louie, and M. F. Crommie, Phys. Rev. Lett. 104, 178301 (2010)
Observation of Carrier-Density-Dependent Many-Body Effects in Graphene via Tunneling Spectroscopy
V. W. Brar, S. Wickenburg, M. Panlasigui, C. H. Park, T. O. Wehling, Y. Zhang, R. Decker, C. Girit, A. V. Balatsky, S. G. Louie, A. Zettl, M. F. Crommie, Phys. Rev. Lett. 104, 036805 (2010)
Spatial Resolution of a Type II Heterojunction in a Single Bipolar Molecule
C. Tao, J. Sun, X. Zhang, R. Yamachika, D. Wegner, Y. Bahri, G. Samsonidze, M.L. Cohen, S.G. Louie, T. D. Tilley, R. A. Segalman, M. F. Crommie, Nano Letters 9, 3963-3976 (2009)
Origin of spatial charge inhomogeneity in graphene
Y. Zhang, V. W. Brar, C. Girit, A. Zettl, M. F. Crommie, Nature Physics 6, 722-726 (2009)
Phase separation and charge transfer in a K-doped C-60 monolayer on Ag(001)
M. Grobis, R. Yamachika, A. Wachowiak, X. H. Lu, M. F. Crommie, Physical Review B 80, 073410 (2009)
Tuning Molecule-Mediated Spin Coupling in Bottom-Up-Fabricated Vanadium TCNE Nanostructures
D. Wegner, R. Yamachika, X. Zhang, Y. Wang, T. Baruah, M. R. Pederson, B. M. Bartlett, J. R. Long, M. F. Crommie, Phys. Rev. Lett. 103, 087205 (2009)
Surface anchoring and dynamics of thiolated azobenzene molecules on Au(111)
J. W. Cho, N. Levy, A. Kirakosian, M. J. Comstock, F. Lauterwasser, J. M. J. Frechet, M. F. Crommie, Journal of Chem. Phys. 131, 034707 (2009)
Direct observation of a widely tunable bandgap in bilayer graphene
Y. Zhang, T. T. Tang, C. Girit, Z. Hao, M. C. martin, A. Zettl, M. F. Crommie, Y. R. Shen, F. Wang, Nature 459, 820-823 (2009)
Self-Patterned Molecular Photoswitching in Nanoscale Surface Assemblies
N. Levy, M. J. Comstock, J. Cho, L. Berbil-Bautista, A. Kirakosian, F. Lauterwasser, D. A. Poulsen, J. M. J. Frechet, M. F. Crommie, Nano Letters 9, 935-939 (2009)
Local Electronic Properties of Titanocene Chloride Dimer Molecules on a Metal Surface
R. Yamachika, X. Lu, D. Wegner, Y. Wang, A. Wachowiak, M. Grobis, L. M. C. Beltran, J. R. Long, M. Pederson, M. F. Crommie, The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 113, 677-680 (2009)
Measuring reversible photomechanical switching rates for a molecule at a surface
M. J. Comstock, N. Levy, J. Cho, L. Berbil-Bautista, M. F. Crommie, D. A. Poulsen, and J. M. J Fréchet, Appl. Phys. Lett. 92, 123107 (2008)
Giant phonon-induced conductance in scanning tunnelling spectroscopy of gate-tunabe graphene
Y. Zhang, V. W. Brar, F. Wang, C. Girit, Y. Yayon, M. Panlasigui, A. Zettl, M. F. Crommie, Nature Physics 4, 627-630 (2008)
Spatially resolved electronic and vibronic properties of single diamondoid molecules
Y. Wang, E. Kiopakis, X. Lu, D. Wegner, R. Yamachika, J. E. Dahl, R. M. K. Carlson, S. G. Louie, M. F. Crommie, Nature Materials 7, 38-42 (2008)
Single-Molecule Charge Transfer and Bonding at an Organic/Inorganic Interface: TCNE on Noble Metals
D. Wegner, R. Yamachika, Y. Wang, V. W. Brar, B. M. Bartlett, J. R. Long, M. F. Crommie, Nano Letters 8, 131-135 (2008)
Tuning fulleride electronic structure and molecular ordering via variable layer index
Y. Wang, R. Yamachika, A. Wachowiak, M. Grobis, M. F. Crommie, Nature Materials 7, 194-197 (2008)
Novel Orientational Ordering and Reentrant metallicity in KxC60Monolayers for 3< x < 5
Yayu Wang, R. Yamachika, A. Wachowiak, M. Grobis, K. H. Khoo, D.-H. Lee, S. G. Louie, M. F. Crommie, Phys. Rev. Lett 99, 086402 (2007)
Scanning tunneling spectroscopy of inhomogeneous electronic structure in monolayer and bilayer graphene on SiC
V. W. Brar, Y. Zhang, Y. Yayon, A. Botswick, T. Ohta, J. L. McChesney, K, Horn, E. Rotenberg, M. F. Crommie, Applied Physics Letters (2007)
Observing Spin Polarization of Individual Magnetic Adatoms
Y. Yayon, V. W. Brar, L. Senapati, S. C. Erwin, M. F. Crommie, Phys. Rev. Lett 99, 067202 (2007)
Reversible photomechanical switching of individual engineered molecules at a surface
M. J. Comstock, N. Levy, A. Kirakosian, J. W. Cho, F. Lauterwasser, J. H. Harvey, D. A. Strubbe, J. M. J. Fréchet, D. Trauner, S. G. Louie and M. F. Crommie, Phys Rev. Letters 99, 038301 (2007)
Bimodal electronic structure of isolated Co atoms on Pt(111)
Y. Yayon, X. Lu, M. F. Crommie, Phys Rev. B 73, 155401 (2006)
Manipulation of azobenzene molecules on Au(111) using scanning tunneling microscopy
M. J. Comstock, Jongweon Cho, A. Kirakosian, M. F. Crommie, Phys. Rev. B, 72 153414 (2005)
Visualization of the Molecular Jahn-Teller Effect in an Insulating K4C60 Monolayer
A. Wachowiak, R. Yamachika, K. H. Khoo, Y. Wang, M. Grobis, D.-H. Lee, Steven G. Louie, M. F. Crommie, Science 310, 468-470 (2005)
Tuning negative differential resistance in a molecular film
M. Grobis, A. Wachowiak, R. Yamachika, and M. F. Crommie, Appl. Phys. Lett. 86, 204102 (2005)
Spatially Dependent Inelastic Tunneling in a Single Metallofullerene
M. Grobis, K. H. Khoo, R. Yamachika, Xinghua Lu, K. Nagaoka, Steven G. Louie, M. F. Crommie, H. Kato, and H. Shinohara, Phys. Rev. Lett. 94, 136802 (2005)
Observation of spatially inhomogeneous electronic structure of Si(100) using scanning tunneling spectroscopy
K. Nagaoka, M. J. Comstock, A. Hammack, and M. F. Crommie, Phys. Rev. B 71, 121304 (2005)
Molecular commensurability with a surface reconstruction: STM study of azobenzene on Au(111)
A. Kirakosian, M. J. Comstock, J. Cho and M. F. Crommie, Phys. Rev. B 71, 113409 (2005)
Charge transfer and screening in individual C60 molecules on metal substrates: A scanning tunneling spectroscopy and theoretical study
Xinghua Lu, M. Grobis, K. H. Khoo, Steven G. Louie, and M. F. Crommie, Phys. Rev. B 70, 115418 (2004)
Controlled Atomic Doping of a Single C60 Molecule
R. Yamachika, M. Grobis, A. Wachowiak, M. F. Crommie, Science 304, 281-284 (2004)
Spatially Mapping the Spectral Density of a Single C60 Molecule
Xinghua Lu, M. Grobis, K. H. Khoo, Steven G. Louie, and M. F. Crommie, Phys. Rev. Lett. 90, 096802 (2003)
Local electronic properties of a molecular monolayer: C60 on Ag(001)
M. Grobis, X. Lu, and M. F. Crommie, Phys. Rev. B 66, 161408(R) (2002)