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Wolfgang M. Heckl

Wolfgang M. Heckl

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Chemistry

D-Index
62
Citations
10583
World Ranking
9057
National Ranking
646

Overview

Wolfgang M. Heckl is affiliated with the Deutsches Museum in Germany. Their research predominantly spans the fields of Engineering, Physics and Astronomy, and Materials Science.

The primary areas of study in their work include Biomedical Engineering, Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics, Materials Chemistry, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and Surfaces, Coatings and Films.

The scientist's research topics cover Surface Chemistry and Catalysis, Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures, Surface and Thin Film Phenomena, Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies, Graphene Research and Applications, Advanced Chemical Physics Studies, and Photonic Crystals and Applications.

Recent publications reflect these research interests and include:

  • On-surface photopolymerization of two-dimensional polymers ordered on the mesoscale, 2021, Nature Chemistry
  • Origin of Solvent-Induced Polymorphism in Self-Assembly of Trimesic Acid Monolayers at Solid-Liquid Interfaces, 2020, Chemistry of Materials
  • Evolution of adsorption heights in the on-surface synthesis and decoupling of covalent organic networks on Ag(111) by normal-incidence X-ray standing wave, 2021, Nanoscale Horizons
  • Steering Self-Assembly of Three-Dimensional Iptycenes on Au(111) by Tuning Molecule-Surface Interactions, 2022, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Versatile Role of Molecule-Surface Interactions for Monolayer Self-Assembly at Liquid-Solid Interfaces: Substrate-Induced Polymorphism, Thermodynamic Stability, and New Polymorphs, 2022, Chemistry of Materials

Frequent co-authors that have collaborated with Wolfgang M. Heckl include Markus Lackinger, Lukas Grossmann, Johanna Rosén, Jonas Björk, and Michael Schmittel.

The scientist has published repeatedly in key venues such as Chemistry of Materials, Nanoscale Horizons, Angewandte Chemie International Edition, Angewandte Chemie, and Nature Chemistry.

Best Publications

  • Self-Assembled Two-Dimensional Molecular Host-Guest Architectures From Trimesic Acid

    Stefan Griessl;Markus Lackinger;Michael Edelwirth;Michael Hietschold

  • Self-Assembly of Trimesic Acid at the Liquid−Solid Interfacea Study of Solvent-Induced Polymorphism

    Markus Lackinger;Stefan Griessl;Wolfgang M. Heckl;Michael Hietschold

  • Surface mediated synthesis of 2D covalent organic frameworks: 1,3,5-tris(4-bromophenyl)benzene on graphite(001), Cu(111), and Ag(110)

    Rico Gutzler;Hermann Walch;Georg Eder;Stephan Kloft

  • Inverting dynamic force microscopy: from signals to time-resolved interaction forces.

    Martin Stark;Robert W. Stark;Wolfgang M. Heckl;Reinhard Guckenberger

  • Incorporation and manipulation of coronene in an organic template structure.

    Stefan J. H. Griessl;Markus Lackinger;Ferdinand Jamitzky;Thomas Markert

  • Carboxylic acids: versatile building blocks and mediators for two-dimensional supramolecular self-assembly.

    Markus Lackinger;Wolfgang M Heckl;Wolfgang M Heckl

  • Reversible Phase Transitions in Self-Assembled Monolayers at the Liquid−Solid Interface: Temperature-Controlled Opening and Closing of Nanopores

    Rico Gutzler;Thomas Sirtl;Jürgen F. Dienstmaier;Kingsuk Mahata

  • Solvent induced polymorphism in supramolecular 1,3,5-benzenetribenzoic acid monolayers.

    Lorenz Kampschulte;Markus Lackinger;Anne-Kathrin Maier;Ravuri S. K. Kishore

  • Synthesis of Well-Ordered COF Monolayers: Surface Growth of Nanocrystalline Precursors versus Direct On-Surface Polycondensation

    Jürgen F. Dienstmaier;Jürgen F. Dienstmaier;Alexander M. Gigler;Andreas J. Goetz;Paul Knochel

  • Spontaneous Formation of Nucleic Acid-based Nanoparticles Is Responsible for High Interferon-α Induction by CpG-A in Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cells

    Miren Kerkmann;Lilian T. Costa;Christine Richter;Simon Rothenfusser

  • Fibrillar Aggregates of the Tumor Suppressor p53 Core Domain

    Daniella Ishimaru;Leonardo R Andrade;Luciano S P Teixeira;Pablo A Quesado

  • Thermomechanical noise of a free v-shaped cantilever for atomic-force microscopy.

    Robert W. Stark;Tanja Drobek;Wolfgang M. Heckl

  • Differential adsorption of nucleic acid bases: Relevance to the origin of life

    Stephen J. Sowerby;Corey A. Cohn;Wolfgang M. Heckl;Nils G. Holm

  • Fourier transformed atomic force microscopy: tapping mode atomic force microscopy beyond the Hookian approximation

    Robert W. Stark;Wolfgang M. Heckl

  • Isoreticular two-dimensional covalent organic frameworks synthesized by on-surface condensation of diboronic acids.

    Jürgen F. Dienstmaier;Dana D. Medina;Mirjam Dogru;Paul Knochel

  • Room-Temperature Scanning Tunneling Microscopy Manipulation of Single C60 Molecules at the Liquid−Solid Interface: Playing Nanosoccer

    Stefan J. H. Griessl;Markus Lackinger;Ferdinand Jamitzky;Thomas Markert

  • Thermodynamical Equilibrium of Binary Supramolecular Networks at the Liquid-Solid Interface

    Lorenz Kampschulte;Tova L. Werblowsky;Ravuri S. K. Kishore;Michael Schmittel

  • A STM perspective on covalent intermolecular coupling reactions on surfaces

    M Lackinger;M Lackinger;W M Heckl;W M Heckl

  • Two-dimensional ordering of the DNA base guanine observed by scanning tunneling microscopy

    W. M. Heckl;D. P. E. Smith;G. Binnig;H. Klagges

  • Age determination of blood spots in forensic medicine by force spectroscopy.

    Stefan Strasser;Albert Zink;Gerald Kada;Peter Hinterdorfer

  • Nanotechnology and medicine

    S. Thalhammer;W.M. Heckl

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert W. Stark
Robert W. Stark Technical University of Darmstadt
Markus Lackinger
Markus Lackinger Technical University of Munich
Michael Schmittel
Michael Schmittel University of Siegen
Wladyslaw Altermann
Wladyslaw Altermann University of Johannesburg
Karsten Reuter
Karsten Reuter Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society
Theodor W. Hänsch
Theodor W. Hänsch Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics
Johannes Wienberg
Johannes Wienberg University of Cambridge
Thomas Strunskus
Thomas Strunskus Kiel University
Wolfgang Moritz
Wolfgang Moritz Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Thomas Bein
Thomas Bein Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München

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