Sense Jan van der Molen
Scientific Director / professor of Physics of condensed matter
- Name
- Prof.dr.ir. S.J. van der Molen
- Telephone
- +31 71 527 5708
- wd-lion@physics.leidenuniv.nl
- ORCID iD
- 0000-0003-3181-2055
Sense Jan his inaugural lecture from the 21st of October 2022. https://youtu.be/Yoc29FqOA0o
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In the Van der Molen lab, we investigate the properties of low-dimensional materials, with an enthusiastic scientific team. We focus on two types of quantum systems: one-dimensional and two-dimensional.
One-dimensional
First, we investigate charge transport (conductance) through molecules. You can consider molecules as quasi one-dimensional quantum systems, with properties that are tunable by chemical synthesis. We have a specific interest in functional molecules, e.g. photochromic switches and spin-crossover compounds.
Two-dimensional
Second, we study the electronic properties of and charge transport in quasi two-dimensional systems. The most famous of these is undoubtedly graphene--a carbon layer of exactly one atom thick. But there are many more, such as hexagonal BN and MoS2. Remarkably, such layers can be stacked to create novel materials--called Van der Waals materials--with properites that we may be able to tune! To reach that point one day, we are accurately studying the electronic interaction between different layers within Van der Waals materials. We have a unique way to do this, thanks to our low-energy electron microscope (LEEM), that we have adapted to our needs.
LEEM
Our low-energy electron microscope (LEEM), is called ESCHER. Due to its aberration correction, it has a record lateral resolution of 1.4 nm. Still, our research program aims far beyond pure microscopy. One of our goals has been to make LEEM a key measurement system in condensed matter physics research as a whole and to use it for our research on Van der Waals materials, in particular thin oxides and molecular layers. Therefore we have recently introduced various new techniques:
- LEEM-based potentiometry, by Johannes Jobst
- Angle-resolved reflected-electron spectroscopy (ARRES)
- A novel form of transmission electron microscopy operating at very low energies (eV-TEM), by Daniël Geelen
As a result, 'LEEM' has become an umbrella term for a measurement system that incorporates a plethora of unique techniques that can be used in real-time (also including LEED, dark-field imaging and ARPES).
Scientific Biography
Sense Jan van der Molen, Full professor
I studied physics in Groningen, the Netherlands, following an exchange year in Olympia, Washington, USA. My Master project, carried out under the supervision of Prof. Teun Klapwijk, focussed on quantum mechanical interference effects in mesoscopic samples.
Next, I moved to the group of Prof. Ronald Griessen at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam to investigate so-called switchable mirrors. These metalhydrides, such as YHx, switch from perfect mirrors to transparent windows upon hydrogen uptake. My work focused on both the fundamentals of the metal-insulator transition and the possibility to manipulate the hydrogen concentration in these mirrors electrically (e.g. by electromigration).
In 2002, I joined the group of Prof. Bart van Wees in Groningen, the Netherlands, to start up a new research line in molecular transport. We put considerable effort in creating and optimizing new techniques to investigate single molecules. In a collaboration with Prof. Ben Feringa (Nobel prize in Chemistry, 2016), we focused on light-sensitive, switchable molecular devices (and somewhat on his motors). Furthermore, we explored the exciting field of spin transport through carbon nanotubes.
In 2005, I obtained an NWO talent grant to perform research in the group of Prof. Christian Schönenberger in Basel, Switzerland. After a pleasant and rewarding stay, I moved to Leiden in 2007.
Leiden
Here, I took up the challenge of building up my own research group. At first my main research focus was on molecular properties, and specifically on molecular charge transport. In November 2009, I received a personal VIDI-grant for my research. Furthermore, I have been part of several national and European research programs.
Presently, my main focus is on the electronic properties of two-dimensional systems. These do include molecular layers, but there is a further emphasis on so-called van der Waals systems. These materials consist of weakly coupled atomic sheets (put) on top of each other. An example is twisted bilayer graphene which features two graphene layers at a small twist angle. Remarkably, at certain twists, this system becomes a superconductor. Quite exciting!
What makes us rather unique is that we study the electronic properties of such systems not only via conductance measurements, but mainly with an unconventional set of ‘eyes’. We make use of a low-energy electron microscope (LEEM) called 'ESCHER' (financed via a large NWO grant) with a lateral resolution of 1.4 nm. It allows us to apply a versatile set of different experiments on the same sample, including home-developed techniques such as LEEP, ARRES and eV-TEM. For this, I have fruitfully been collaborating with Prof. Ruud Tromp (Leiden and IBM Yorktown) and others.
Outreach
In my opinion, outreach and science communication are important tasks for a scientist. Hence, I try to contribute to society by presenting physics in general and our research in particular. My biggest project here, is also the most unconventional one. Together with Ivo van Vulpen and the Stichting TEGEN-BEELD, I am responsible for the wall formulas in Leiden. The project recently won the NWO Science communication prize. With the money awarded, we will spread the concept to other university cities in the Netherlands and Europe.
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Scientific Director / professor of Physics of condensed matter
- Science
- Leiden Instituut Onderzoek Natuurkunde
- LION - Quantum Matter & Optics
- Neu P.S., Siskins M., Krasovskii E.E., Tromp R.M. & Molen S.J. van der (2023), Electron transmission and mean free path in molybdenum disulfide at electron-volt energies, Physical Review B: Condensed Matter 107(7): 075427.
- Jong T.A. de, Visser L., Jobst J., Tromp R.M. & Molen S.J. van der (2023), Stacking domain morphology in epitaxial graphene on silicon carbide, Physical Review Materials 7(3): 034001.
- Chen X., Poortvliet M.T.L., Molen S.J. van der & Dood M.J.A. de (2023), Interface shape dependent interference patterns of NbSe2 heterostructure Josephson junctions, Physical Review B: Condensed Matter 107(9): 094522.
- Tebyani A., Tromp R.M. & Molen S.J. van der (2023), Critical role of electronic states above the vacuum level in photoelectron and secondary electron emission in few-monolayer pentacene films, Physical Review B 108(4): 045425.
- Boergens K.M, Wildenberg G., Li R., Lambert L., Moradi A., Stam W.G., Tromp R.M., Molen S.J. van der, King S.B. & Kasthuri N. (2023), Photoemission electron microscopy for connectomics. bioRxiv. [working paper].
- Gatti G., Issing J., Rademaker L., Margot F., Jong T.A. de, Molen S.J. van der, Teyssier J., Kim T.K., Watson M.D., Cacho C., Dudin P., Avila J., Edwards K.C., Paruch P., Ubrig N., Gutiérrez-Lezama I., Morpurgo A.F., Tamai A. & Baumberger F. (2023), Flat Γ moiré bands in twisted bilayer WSe2, Physical Review Letters 131(4): 046401.
- Neu P.S., Geelen D., Tromp R.M. & Molen S.J. van der (2023), Extracting transverse electron mean free paths in graphene at low energy, Ultramicroscopy 253: 113800.
- Moradi A., Rog M., Stam W.G., Tromp R.M. & Molen S.J. van der (2023), Back illuminated photo emission electron microscopy (BIPEEM), Ultramicroscopy 253: 113809.
- Tebyani A., Schramm S.M., Hesselberth M.B.S., Boltje D.B., Jobst J., Tromp R.M. & Molen S.J. van der (2023), Low energy electron microscopy at cryogenic temperatures, Ultramicroscopy 253: 113815.
- Chen X., Cirillo C., Ejrnaes M., Parlato L., Pepe G.P, Attanasio C., Molen S.J. van der & Dood M.J.A. de (2023), Vortex Motion Study of Oxidised Superconducting NbRe Microstrips, IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity 34(3): 1100805.
- Smit R., Tebyani A., Hameury J., Molen S.J. van der & Orrit M.A.G.J. (2023), Sharp zero-phonon lines of single organic molecules on a hexagonal boron-nitride surface, Nature Communications 14: 7960.
- Jong T.A. de, Chen X., Jobst J., Krasovskii E.E., Tromp R.M. & Molen S.J. van der (2023), Low-Energy Electron Microscopy contrast of stacking boundaries: comparing twisted few-layer graphene and strained epitaxial graphene on silicon carbide. arXiv. [working paper].
- Jong T.A. de, Benschop T., Chen X., Krasovskii E., Dood M.J.A. de, Tromp R.M., Allan M.P. & Molen S.J. van der (2022), Imaging moiré deformation and dynamics in twisted bilayer graphene, Nature Communications 13: 70.
- Albers C. & Molen S.J. van der (2022), Gender effects in Dutch research funding: a statistical investigation of the Research Talent Programme 2012-2021. SocArXiv Papers. [white paper].
- Jong T.A. de, Visser L., Jobst J., Tromp R.M. & Molen S.J. van der (2022), Stacking domain morphology in epitaxial graphene on silicon carbide. arXiv. [working paper].
- Benschop T. Jong T.A. de Stepanov P. Lu X. Stalman V. Molen S.J. van der Efetov K.E. Allan M.P. (2021), Measuring local moiré lattice heterogeneity of twisted bilayer graphene, Physical Review Research 3(1): 013153.
- Lisi S., Lu X., Benschop T., Jong T.A. de, Stepanov P., Duren J.R., Margot F., Cucchi I., Cappelli E., Hunter A., Tamai A., Kandyba V., Giampietri A., Barinov A., Jobst J., Stalman V., Leeuwenhoek M., Watanabe K., Taniguchi T., Rademaker L., Molen S.J. van der, Allan M.P., Efetov D.K. & Baumberger F. (2021), Observation of flat bands in twisted bilayer graphene , Nature Physics 17: 189-193.
- Jong T.A. de, Benschop T., Chen X., Tromp R.M., Dood M.J.A. de & Allan M.P. Molen S.J. van der (2021), LEEM and the magic of twisted bilayer graphene. Physics@Veldhoven 2021, Veldhoven. 18 January 2021 - 20 January 2021. [conference poster].
- Neu P.S., Geelen D., Thete A., Tromp R.M. & Molen S.J. van der (2021), Complementary LEEM and eV-TEM for imaging and spectroscopy, Ultramicroscopy 222: 113199.
- Marchand R., Sachl R., Kalbac M., Hof M., Tromp R.M., Amaro M., Molen S.J. van der & Juffmann T. (2021), Optical near-field electron microscopy, Physical Review Applied 16(1): 014008.
- Jong T.A. de, Kok D.N.L., Benschop T., Jobst J. & Molen S.J. van der (2021), Using the scientific Python stack to analyze Low Energy Electron Microscopy data. SciPy2021, N/A. 12 July 2021 - 18 July 2021. [conference poster].
- Tebyani A., Baalbergen F.B., Tromp R.M. & Molen S.J. van der (2021), Low-energy electron irradiation damage in few-monolayer pentacene films, The Journal of Physical Chemistry Part C 125(47): 26150-26156.
- Stam W.G., Moradi A. & Molen S.J. van der (2021), Optische nabije-veld elektronenmicroscopie , Nevacblad 59(3): 18-22.
- Jong T.A. de, Kok D.N.L., Torren A.J.H. van der, Schopmans H., Tromp R.M., Molen S.J. van der & Jobst J. (2020), Quantitative analysis of spectroscopic Low Energy Electron Microscopy data: High-dynamic range imaging, drift correction and cluster analysis, Ultramicroscopy 213: 112913.
- Bespalov I., Zhang Y., Haitjema J., Tromp R.M., Molen S.J. van der, Brouwer A.M., Jobst J. & Castellanos S. (2020), The key role of very-low-energy-electrons in tin-based molecular resists for extreme ultraviolet nanolithography, ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces 12(8): 9881-9889.
- Jobst J., Boers L.M., Yin C., Aarts J., Tromp R.M. & Molen S.J. van der (2019), Quantifying work function differences using low-energy electron microscopy: The case of mixed-terminated strontium titanate, Ultramicroscopy 200: 43-49.
- Geelen D., Jobst J., Krasovskii E.E., Molen S.J. van der & Tromp R.M. (2019), Nonuniversal transverse electron mean free path through few-layer graphene, Physical Review Letters 123(8): 086802.
- Torren A.J.H. van der, Yuan H., Liao Z., Elshof J.E. ten, Koster G., Huijben M., Rijnders G.J.H.M., Hesselberth M.B.S., Jobst J., Molen S.J. van der & Aarts J. (2019), Growing a LaAlO3/SrTiO3 heterostructure on Ca2Nb3O10 nanosheets, Scientific Reports 9: 17617.
- Jong T.A. de, Jobst J., Krasovskii E.E., Molen S.J. van der, Ott C., Scholma D. & Tromp R.M. (2018), Data underlying the paper: Intrinsic Stacking domains in graphene on silicon carbide: a pathway for intercalation (data file and codebook): 4TU.Centre for Research Data. [dataset].
- Atesci H., Kaliginedi V., Celis Gil J.A., Ozawa H., Thijssen J.M., Broekman P., Haga M. & Molen S.J. van der (2018), Humidity-controlled rectification switching in ruthenium-complex molecular junctions, Nature Nanotechnology 13: 117-121.
- Jong T.A. de, Jobst J., Yoo H., Krasovskii E.E., Kim P. & Molen S.J. van der (2018), Measuring the local twist angle and layer arrangement in Van der Waals Heterostructures, Physica Status Solidi. B: Basic Research 255(12): 1800191.
- Jong T.A. de, Krasovskii E.E., Ott C., Tromp R.M., Molen S.J. van der & Jobst J. (2018), Intrinsic stacking domains in graphene on silicon carbide: A pathway for intercalation, Physical Review Materials 2(10): 104005.
- Jobst J. & Molen S.J. van der (2018), A new perspective on new materials, Europhysics News 49(4): 23-26.
- Molen S.J. van der & Vulpen I.B. van (2017), Leidse Muurformules, Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Natuurkunde 83(2): 45.
- Blok S., Agundez Mojarro R.R., Maduro L.A., Blaauboer M. & Molen S.J. van der (2017), Inelastic cotunneling with energy-dependent contact transmission, The Journal of Chemical Physics 146: 092325.
- Jobst J., Kautz J., Mytiliniou M., Tromp R.M. & Molen S.J. van der (2017), Low-energy electron potentiometry, Ultramicroscopy 181: 74-80.
- Torren A.J.H. van der, Liao Z., Xu C., Gauquelin N., Yin C., Aarts J. & Molen S.J. van der (2017), Formation of a conducting LaAlO3/SrTiO3 interface studied by low-energy electron reflection during growth, Physical Review Materials 1: 075001.
- Thete A., Geelen D., Molen S.J. van der & Tromp R.M. (2017), Charge catastrophe and dielectric breakdown during exposure of organic thin films to low-energy electron radiation, Physical Review Letters 119(26): 266803.
- Jobst J., Torren A.J.H. van der, Krasovskii E.E., Balgley J., Dean C.R., Tromp R.M. & Molen S.J. van der (2016), Quantifying electronic band interactions in van der Waals materials using angle-resolved reflected-electron spectroscopy, Nature Communications 7: 13621.
- Torren A.J.H. van der, Molen S.J. van der & Aarts J. (2016), Imaging pulsed laser deposition growth on home epitaxial SrTiO3 by low-energy electron microscopy, Nanotechnology 27(49): 495702.
- Kautz J., Janssen V.A.E.C., Tromp R.M. & Molen S.J. van der (2015), Differential reactivity of alkanethiols with Si, (111)–Au 2D surface alloys, Surface Science 632: L18-L21.
- Liao J., Blok S., Molen S.J. van der, Diefenbach S., Holleitner A.W., Schönenberger C. & Vladyka Calame M. (2015), Ordered nanoparticle arrays interconnected by molecular linkers: electronic and optoelectronic properties, Chemical Society Reviews 44(4): 99-1014.
- Devid E.J., Martinho P.N., Kamalakar M.V., Salotros I., Prendergast U., Dayen J.-F., Meded V., Lemma T., Gonzalez-Prieto R., Evers F., Keyes T.E., Ruben M., Doudin B. & Molen S.J. van der (2015), Spin Transition in Arrays of Gold Nanoparticles and Spin Crossover Molecules, ACS Nano 9: .
- Geelen D., Thete A., Schaff O., Kaiser A. & Molen S.J. van der (2015), eV-TEM: Transmission electron microscopy in a low energy cathode lens instrument, Ultramicroscopy 159(482): .
- Molen S.J. van der & Trouwborst M.L. (2015), Intrinsic and extrinsic switching in molecular devices. AIP Conference Proceedings no. 1642.
- Torren A.J.H. van der, Molen S.J. van der & Aarts J. (2015), Formation of a mixed ordered termination on the surface of LaAlO3(001), PHYSICAL REVIEW B 91: 245426.
- Kautz J., Jobst J. & Molen S.J. van der (2015), Quantum LEEP (Lage-energie-elektronenpotentiometrie): Spanning op de Nanoschaal!, Nevac blad 53 (2)(7): .
- Thete A., Geelen D., Wuister S. & Molen S.J. van der (2015), Low-energy electron (0-100eV) interaction with resists using LEEM, Proc. SPIE 9422: .
- Jobst J., Kautz J., Geelen D., Tromp R.M. & Molen S.J. van der (2015), Nanoscale measurements of unoccupied band dispersion in few-layer graphene, Nature Communications 6: 8926.
- Kautz J., Jobst J., Sorger C., Tromp R.M., Weber H.B. & Molen S.J. van der (2015), Low-Energy Electron Potentiometry: Contactless Imaging of Charge Transport on the Nanoscale, Scientific Reports 5: 13604.
- Kautz J., Copel M.W., Gordon M.S., Tromp R.M. & Molen S.J. van der (2014), Titration of submonolayer Au growth on Si(111), Physical Review B: Condensed Matter 89(3): 035416.
- Hesselberth M.B.S., Molen S.J. van der & Aarts J. (2014), The surface structure of SrTiO3 at high temperatures under influence of oxygen, Applied Physics Letters 104(5): 051609.
- Devid E.J., Martinho P.N., Kamalakar M.V., Prendergast Ú., Kübel C., Lemma T., Dayen J.-F., Keyes T.E., Doudin B., Ruben M. & Molen S.J. van der (2014), The influence of molecular mobility on the properties of networks of gold nanoparticles organic ligand, Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology 2014(5): 1664-1674.
- Ebrahimi Pour Faez S., Molen S.J. van der & Orrit M.A.G.J. (2014), Optical tracing of multiple charges in single-electron devices, Physical Review B: Condensed Matter 90(20): 205405.
- Valkenier H., Guédon C.M., Markussen T., Thygesen K.S., Molen S.J. van der & Hummelen J.C. (2014), Cross-conjugation and quantum interference: a general correlation?, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 16: 653-662.
- Molen S.J. van der (2013), Visions for a molecular future, Nature Nanotechnology 8: 385.
- Molen S.J. van der (2013), Single-atom switches: Toggled with electrical current, Nature Nanotechnology 8: 622-623.
- Dayen J.-F., Devid E.J., Kamalakar M.V., Golubev D., Guédon C.M., Faramarzi V., Doudin B. & Molen S.J. van der (2013), Enhancing the molecular signature in molecule-nanoparticle networks via inelastic cotunneling, Advanced Materials 25: 400-404.
- Dayen J-F, Devid E.J., Venkata Kamalakar M., Golubev Dmitrii S., Guédon C.M., Faramarzi V., Boudin B. & Molen S.J. van der (2012), Enhanching the Molecular signature in molecule-nanoparticle Networks via Inelastic Cotunneling, Advanced Materials August 31: .
- Schramm S., Molen S.J. van der & Tromp R.M. (2012), Intrinsic Instability of Aberration-Corrected Electron Microscopes, Physical Review Letters 109(16): 163901.
- Schramm S., Kautz J., Berghaus A., Schaff O., Tromp R.M. & Molen S.J. van der (2011), Low Energy Electron Microscopy and Spectroscopy with ESCHER: Status and Prospects, IBM Journal of Research and Development 55: 1:1-1:7.
- Sikharulidze I., Gastel R. van, Schramm S., Abrahams J.P., Poelsema B., Tromp R.M. & Molen S.J. van der (2011), Low energy electron microscopy imaging using Medipix2 detectors, Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research Section a-Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment 633(Supplement 1): S239-S242.
- Molen S.J. van der & Liljeroth P. (2011), Conductance Properties of Switchable Molecules. In: Feringa B.L. & Browne W.R. (Eds.), Molecular Switches. Weinheim, Germany: Wiley-VCH. 719-777.
- Molen S.J. van der (29 January 2011), Na dit cabinet is er geen kenniseconomie meer. De Volkskrant.
- Morales Masis M., Molen S.J. van der, Hasegawa T. & Ruitenbeek J.M. van (2011), Bulk and Surface Nucleation Processes in Ag2S Conductance Switches, Physical Review B 84(11): 115310.
- Mirjani F., Thijssen J.M. & Molen S.J. van der (2011), Advantages and limitations of transition voltage spectroscopy: a theoretical analysis, Physical Review B 84(11-15): 115402.
- Trouwborst M.L., Martin C.A., Smit R.H.M., Guédon C.M., Baart T.A., Molen S.J. van der & Ruitenbeek J.M. van (2011), Transition Voltage Spectroscopy and the Nature of Vacuum Tunneling, Nano Letters 11(2): 614-617.
- Huisman E.H., Trouwborst M.L., Bakker F.L., Wees B.J van & Molen S.J. van der (2011), The mechanical response of lithographically defined break junctions, Journal of Applied Physics 109: .
- Guédon C.M., Zonneveld J., Valkenier E.H., Hummelen J.C. & Molen S.J. van der (2011), Controlling the interparticle distance in a 2D molecule-nanoparticle network, Nanotechnology 22: .
- Kronemeijer A.J., Huisman E.H., Akkerman H.B., Goossens A.M., Katsouras I., Hal P.A. van, Geuns T.C.T., Molen S.J. van der, Blom P.W.M. & Leeuw D.M. de (2010), Electrical characteristics of conjugated self-assembled monolayers in large-area molecular junctions, APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS 97: 173302.
- Gastel R. van, Molen S.J. van der & Tromp R.M. (2010), Oppervlakken filmen met trage elektronen, Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Natuurkunde oktober: 332-336.
- Molen S.J. van der & Liljeroth P. (2010), Charge transport through molecular switches, Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter 22: 133001.
- Kronemeijer A.J., Huisman E.H., Katsouras I., Hal P.A. van, Geuns T.C.T., Blom P.W.M., Molen S.J. van der & Leeuw D.M. de (2010), Universal scaling in highly doped conducting polymer films, Physical Review Letters 105(15): 156604.
- Gastel R. van, Sikharulidze I., Schramm S., Abrahams J.P., Poelsema B., Tromp R.M. & Molen S.J. van der (2009), Medipix 2 detector applied to low energy electron microscopy, Ultramicroscopy 110(1): 33-35.
- Geertsema E.M., Molen S.J. van der, Martens M. & Feringa B.L. (2009), Optimizing rotary processes in synthetic molecular motors, PNAS 106: 16919-16924.
- Morales-Masis M., Molen S.J. van der, Fu W.T., Hesselberth M.B.S. & Ruitenbeek J.M. van (2009), Conductance switching in Ag2S devices fabricated by in-situ sulphurization, Nanotechnology 20: 095710.
- Molen S.J. van der, Liao J., Kudernac T., Agustsson J.S., Bernard L., Calam M., Wees B.J van, Feringa B.L. & Schönenberger C. (2009), Light-controlled conductance switching of ordered metal-molecule-metal devices, Nano Letters 9: 76-80.
- Gastel R. van, Molen S.J. van der, Sikharulidze I., Gademann G., Jungmann J., Heeren R.M.A. & Vrakking M.J.J. (2009), Ruisloos deeltjes detecteren, Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Natuurkunde 75(11): 374-377.
- Huisman E.H., Guédon C.M., Wees B.J van & Molen S.J. van der (2009), Interpretation of transition voltage spectroscopy, Nano Letters 9: 3909-3913.
- Trouwborst M.L., Huisman E.H., Molen S.J. van der & Wees B.J. van (2009), Bistable hysteresis and resistance switching in hydrogen-gold junctions, Physical Review B 80(8): 081407.
- Tombros N., Buit L., Arfaoui I., Tsoufis T., Gournis D., Trikalitis P.N., Molen S.J. van der, Rudolf P. & Wees B.J. van (2008), Charge Transport in a Single Superconducting Tin Nanowire Encapsulated in a Multiwalled Carbon Nanotube, Nano Letters 8: 3060-3064.
- Molen S.J. van der, Liao J., Kudernac T., Agustsson J.S., Bernard L., Calame M., Wees B.J van, Feringa B.L. & Schönenberger C. (2008), Light-controlled conductance switching of ordered metal-molecule-metal devices, Nano Letters : .
- Trouwborst M.L., Huisman E.H., Bakker F.L., Molen S.J. van der & Wees B.J. van (2008), Single Atom Adhesion in Optimized Gold Nanojunctions, Physical Review Letters 100(17): 175502.
- Huisman E.H., Trouwborst M.L., Bakker F.L., Boer B. de, Wees B.J van & Molen S.J. van der (2008), Stabilizing Single Atom Contacts by Molecular Bridge Formation, Nano Letters 8: 3381-3385.
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