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Overview

Leo Gross is affiliated with IBM in the United States, focusing on research at the intersection of engineering and physics. Their work spans key fields including Engineering and Physics and Astronomy, with a particular emphasis on Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics as well as Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Biomedical Engineering. Organic Chemistry and Materials Chemistry also feature prominently within their research scope.

The scientist's publication record includes contributions in a range of scientific journals and venues. Frequent publication outlets include arXiv (Cornell University), Journal of the American Chemical Society, ACS Nano, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), and Science, reflecting a consistent output across both preprint servers and peer-reviewed journals.

The recent papers authored or co-authored by Leo Gross highlight topics related to molecular and nanoscale phenomena. Notable works include:

  • "Overview of Asphaltene Nanostructures and Thermodynamic Applications" (2020, Energy & Fuels)
  • "Synthesis of Cyclo[18]carbon via Debromination of C18Br6" (2020, Journal of the American Chemical Society)
  • "On-surface synthesis of a doubly anti-aromatic carbon allotrope" (2023, Nature)
  • "Selectivity in single-molecule reactions by tip-induced redox chemistry" (2022, Science)
  • "Atomically resolved single-molecule triplet quenching" (2021, Science)

The main research themes addressed in their work include:

  • Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures
  • Surface Chemistry and Catalysis
  • Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications
  • Advanced Chemical Physics Studies
  • Surface and Thin Film Phenomena
  • Fullerene Chemistry and Applications
  • Synthesis and Properties of Aromatic Compounds

Leo Gross has collaborated regularly with a group of frequent co-authors, demonstrating sustained scientific partnerships. These collaborators include Florian Albrecht, Diego Peña, Shantanu Mishra, Jascha Repp, and Shadi Fatayer, with whom Leo Gross has published multiple papers.

Best Publications

  • The Chemical Structure of a Molecule Resolved by Atomic Force Microscopy

    Leo Gross;Fabian Mohn;Nikolaj Moll;Peter Liljeroth;Peter Liljeroth

  • Unraveling the Molecular Structures of Asphaltenes by Atomic Force Microscopy

    Bruno Schuler;Gerhard Meyer;Diego Peña;Oliver C. Mullins

  • Bond-order discrimination by atomic force microscopy.

    Leo Gross;Fabian Mohn;Nikolaj Moll;Bruno Schuler

  • An sp-hybridized molecular carbon allotrope, cyclo[18]carbon

    Katharina Kaiser;Lorel M. Scriven;Fabian Schulz;Przemyslaw Gawel

  • Synthesis and characterization of triangulene

    Niko Pavliček;Anish Mistry;Zsolt Majzik;Nikolaj Moll

  • Measuring the Charge State of an Adatom with Noncontact Atomic Force Microscopy

    Leo Gross;Fabian Mohn;Peter Liljeroth;Peter Liljeroth;Jascha Repp;Jascha Repp

  • Imaging the charge distribution within a single molecule

    Fabian Mohn;Leo Gross;Nikolaj Moll;Gerhard Meyer

  • Organic structure determination using atomic-resolution scanning probe microscopy

    Leo Gross;Fabian Mohn;Nikolaj Moll;Gerhard Meyer

  • High-resolution molecular orbital imaging using a p-wave STM tip.

    Leo Gross;Nikolaj Moll;Fabian Mohn;Alessandro Curioni

  • Heavy Oil Based Mixtures of Different Origins and Treatments Studied by Atomic Force Microscopy

    Bruno Schuler;Shadi Fatayer;Gerhard Meyer;Estrella Rogel

  • Oxygen-induced restructuring of the TiO2(110) surface: a comprehensive study

    Min Li;Wilhelm Hebenstreit;Leo Gross;Ulrike Diebold

  • On-surface generation and imaging of arynes by atomic force microscopy

    Niko Pavliček;Bruno Schuler;Sara Collazos;Nikolaj Moll

  • Reversible Bergman cyclization by atomic manipulation

    Bruno Schuler;Shadi Fatayer;Fabian Mohn;Nikolaj Moll

  • Recent advances in submolecular resolution with scanning probe microscopy

    Leo Gross

  • Adsorption Geometry Determination of Single Molecules by Atomic Force Microscopy

    Bruno Schuler;Wei Liu;Alexandre Tkatchenko;Nikolaj Moll

  • Reversible Bond Formation in a Gold-Atom-Organic-Molecule Complex as a Molecular Switch

    Fabian Mohn;Jascha Repp;Jascha Repp;Leo Gross;Gerhard Meyer

  • A rack-and-pinion device at the molecular scale

    Franco Chiaravalloti;Leo Gross;Karl-Heinz Rieder;Sladjana M. Stojkovic

  • Atomic Force Microscopy for Molecular Structure Elucidation.

    Leo Gross;Bruno Schuler;Bruno Schuler;Niko Pavliček;Shadi Fatayer

  • Generation, manipulation and characterization of molecules by atomic force microscopy

    Niko Pavliček;Leo Gross

  • The mechanisms underlying the enhanced resolution of atomic force microscopy with functionalized tips

    Nikolaj Moll;Leo Gross;Fabian Mohn;Alessandro Curioni

  • Insights into incipient soot formation by atomic force microscopy

    Fabian Schulz;Mario Commodo;Katharina Kaiser;Gianluigi De Falco

  • Different tips for high-resolution atomic force microscopy and scanning tunneling microscopy of single molecules

    Fabian Mohn;Bruno Schuler;Leo Gross;Gerhard Meyer

Frequent Co-Authors

Gerhard Meyer
Gerhard Meyer IBM (United States)
Diego Peña
Diego Peña University of Santiago de Compostela
Enrique Guitián
Enrique Guitián University of Santiago de Compostela
André Gourdon
André Gourdon Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Mats Persson
Mats Persson University of Liverpool
Karl-Heinz Rieder
Karl-Heinz Rieder Freie Universität Berlin
Christian Joachim
Christian Joachim Federal University of Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées
Wei Liu
Wei Liu University of California, Riverside
Alexandre Tkatchenko
Alexandre Tkatchenko University of Luxembourg
Richard Berndt
Richard Berndt Kiel University

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