Nanosurf Lab
@nanosurflab.bsky.social
Exploring novel chemical and physical properties of atomic-scale structures on surfaces | STM/AFM/Theory | P.I. Pavel Jelínek | Prague, Czech Republic
https://nanosurf.fzu.cz/
https://nanosurf.fzu.cz/
Open Days at FZU! 🧪 ⚛️
Earlier this month, our team members Oleksandr Stetsovych and @benjamin-lowe.bsky.social were busy showing our microscope and institute to school groups and members of the public as part of the the Week of the Czech Academy of Science 🔬 🧑🔬 👩🔬
Earlier this month, our team members Oleksandr Stetsovych and @benjamin-lowe.bsky.social were busy showing our microscope and institute to school groups and members of the public as part of the the Week of the Czech Academy of Science 🔬 🧑🔬 👩🔬
November 18, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Open Days at FZU! 🧪 ⚛️
Earlier this month, our team members Oleksandr Stetsovych and @benjamin-lowe.bsky.social were busy showing our microscope and institute to school groups and members of the public as part of the the Week of the Czech Academy of Science 🔬 🧑🔬 👩🔬
Earlier this month, our team members Oleksandr Stetsovych and @benjamin-lowe.bsky.social were busy showing our microscope and institute to school groups and members of the public as part of the the Week of the Czech Academy of Science 🔬 🧑🔬 👩🔬
Distinguishing between magnetic states at the atomic-scale 🧪⚛️
Now in @jacs.acspublications.org, we show that SPM with NiCp2 molecules can discriminate between nearly degenerate magnetic ground states 🧲🔬🧑💻
@fzuavcr.bsky.social @imdeanano.bsky.social @oistedu.bsky.social
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doi.org/10.1021/jacs...
Now in @jacs.acspublications.org, we show that SPM with NiCp2 molecules can discriminate between nearly degenerate magnetic ground states 🧲🔬🧑💻
@fzuavcr.bsky.social @imdeanano.bsky.social @oistedu.bsky.social
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doi.org/10.1021/jacs...
November 4, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Distinguishing between magnetic states at the atomic-scale 🧪⚛️
Now in @jacs.acspublications.org, we show that SPM with NiCp2 molecules can discriminate between nearly degenerate magnetic ground states 🧲🔬🧑💻
@fzuavcr.bsky.social @imdeanano.bsky.social @oistedu.bsky.social
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doi.org/10.1021/jacs...
Now in @jacs.acspublications.org, we show that SPM with NiCp2 molecules can discriminate between nearly degenerate magnetic ground states 🧲🔬🧑💻
@fzuavcr.bsky.social @imdeanano.bsky.social @oistedu.bsky.social
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doi.org/10.1021/jacs...
1D or 2D? 〰️ 🔷 🧪 ⚛️
📢 Now in @angewandtechemie.bsky.social, we demonstrate control of dimensionality and selectivity in an on-surface polymerisation reaction by tuning molecular coverage 🧪 🔬 👨💻
@imdeanano.bsky.social @diegopena.bsky.social @ciqus.bsky.social
🔗 doi.org/10.1002/anie.202512575
📢 Now in @angewandtechemie.bsky.social, we demonstrate control of dimensionality and selectivity in an on-surface polymerisation reaction by tuning molecular coverage 🧪 🔬 👨💻
@imdeanano.bsky.social @diegopena.bsky.social @ciqus.bsky.social
🔗 doi.org/10.1002/anie.202512575
October 29, 2025 at 3:53 PM
1D or 2D? 〰️ 🔷 🧪 ⚛️
📢 Now in @angewandtechemie.bsky.social, we demonstrate control of dimensionality and selectivity in an on-surface polymerisation reaction by tuning molecular coverage 🧪 🔬 👨💻
@imdeanano.bsky.social @diegopena.bsky.social @ciqus.bsky.social
🔗 doi.org/10.1002/anie.202512575
📢 Now in @angewandtechemie.bsky.social, we demonstrate control of dimensionality and selectivity in an on-surface polymerisation reaction by tuning molecular coverage 🧪 🔬 👨💻
@imdeanano.bsky.social @diegopena.bsky.social @ciqus.bsky.social
🔗 doi.org/10.1002/anie.202512575
Road trip! 🚗🧪⚛️
Earlier this year, Pavel, @manishmitharwall.bsky.social, @maleminore.bsky.social, and @benjamin-lowe.bsky.social from our group attended the spinquest.ch conference in Ascona, Switzerland 🔬🧑💻
A week of new friends, great science, and beautiful scenery! ⛰️
@fzuavcr.bsky.social
Earlier this year, Pavel, @manishmitharwall.bsky.social, @maleminore.bsky.social, and @benjamin-lowe.bsky.social from our group attended the spinquest.ch conference in Ascona, Switzerland 🔬🧑💻
A week of new friends, great science, and beautiful scenery! ⛰️
@fzuavcr.bsky.social
October 22, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Road trip! 🚗🧪⚛️
Earlier this year, Pavel, @manishmitharwall.bsky.social, @maleminore.bsky.social, and @benjamin-lowe.bsky.social from our group attended the spinquest.ch conference in Ascona, Switzerland 🔬🧑💻
A week of new friends, great science, and beautiful scenery! ⛰️
@fzuavcr.bsky.social
Earlier this year, Pavel, @manishmitharwall.bsky.social, @maleminore.bsky.social, and @benjamin-lowe.bsky.social from our group attended the spinquest.ch conference in Ascona, Switzerland 🔬🧑💻
A week of new friends, great science, and beautiful scenery! ⛰️
@fzuavcr.bsky.social
Shedding light on surface photochemistry ⚛️🧪
Now in ChemPlusChem, we review recent photochemistry work on surfaces - exploring photoexcitation pathways, mechanisms, and self-assembly💡🔬
@chemistryeurope.bsky.social @maleminore.bsky.social @sofiaac.bsky.social
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doi.org/10.1002/cplu.202500476
Now in ChemPlusChem, we review recent photochemistry work on surfaces - exploring photoexcitation pathways, mechanisms, and self-assembly💡🔬
@chemistryeurope.bsky.social @maleminore.bsky.social @sofiaac.bsky.social
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doi.org/10.1002/cplu.202500476
October 13, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Shedding light on surface photochemistry ⚛️🧪
Now in ChemPlusChem, we review recent photochemistry work on surfaces - exploring photoexcitation pathways, mechanisms, and self-assembly💡🔬
@chemistryeurope.bsky.social @maleminore.bsky.social @sofiaac.bsky.social
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doi.org/10.1002/cplu.202500476
Now in ChemPlusChem, we review recent photochemistry work on surfaces - exploring photoexcitation pathways, mechanisms, and self-assembly💡🔬
@chemistryeurope.bsky.social @maleminore.bsky.social @sofiaac.bsky.social
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doi.org/10.1002/cplu.202500476
Double doctoral celebration ⚛️🧪
Congrats to Dr. Marco Lozano and Dr. Alejandro Jimenez who both successfully defended their theses on many-body calculations and on-surface synthesis, respectively, in the past two weeks 🎉🎓🧑💻🔬
We wish them both all their best for their future endeavours in Spain!
Congrats to Dr. Marco Lozano and Dr. Alejandro Jimenez who both successfully defended their theses on many-body calculations and on-surface synthesis, respectively, in the past two weeks 🎉🎓🧑💻🔬
We wish them both all their best for their future endeavours in Spain!
October 3, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Double doctoral celebration ⚛️🧪
Congrats to Dr. Marco Lozano and Dr. Alejandro Jimenez who both successfully defended their theses on many-body calculations and on-surface synthesis, respectively, in the past two weeks 🎉🎓🧑💻🔬
We wish them both all their best for their future endeavours in Spain!
Congrats to Dr. Marco Lozano and Dr. Alejandro Jimenez who both successfully defended their theses on many-body calculations and on-surface synthesis, respectively, in the past two weeks 🎉🎓🧑💻🔬
We wish them both all their best for their future endeavours in Spain!
Can you see molecular orbitals? Or are they really transitions? ⚛️ 🧪
Now in @jacs.acspublications.org, we urge for caution when interpreting STS experiments - particularly for polyradical open-shell molecules 🧲 👨💻 🔬
@fzuavcr.bsky.social @czechacademy.bsky.social
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pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10....
Now in @jacs.acspublications.org, we urge for caution when interpreting STS experiments - particularly for polyradical open-shell molecules 🧲 👨💻 🔬
@fzuavcr.bsky.social @czechacademy.bsky.social
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pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10....
July 27, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Can you see molecular orbitals? Or are they really transitions? ⚛️ 🧪
Now in @jacs.acspublications.org, we urge for caution when interpreting STS experiments - particularly for polyradical open-shell molecules 🧲 👨💻 🔬
@fzuavcr.bsky.social @czechacademy.bsky.social
👇
pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10....
Now in @jacs.acspublications.org, we urge for caution when interpreting STS experiments - particularly for polyradical open-shell molecules 🧲 👨💻 🔬
@fzuavcr.bsky.social @czechacademy.bsky.social
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pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10....
It was a pleasure to have Stefano Trivini visit us from @nanogune.bsky.social earlier this year - thanks for helping us learn about superconductivity in the lab and showing us some wicked serves on the tennis court ⚛️ 🧪 🎾
Looking forward to collaborating again soon 🤝
Looking forward to collaborating again soon 🤝
July 24, 2025 at 2:56 PM
It was a pleasure to have Stefano Trivini visit us from @nanogune.bsky.social earlier this year - thanks for helping us learn about superconductivity in the lab and showing us some wicked serves on the tennis court ⚛️ 🧪 🎾
Looking forward to collaborating again soon 🤝
Looking forward to collaborating again soon 🤝
3 is the magic number 🧪 ⚛️
Now in @jacs.acspublications.org, we synthesise and examine a spin 3/2 ferromagnetic trimer featuring three delocalised pi-electrons ⬆️ ⬆️ ⬆️ 🧲
@nanogune.bsky.social @ciqus.bsky.social @diegopena.bsky.social @dipcehu.bsky.social
🔗 pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10....
Now in @jacs.acspublications.org, we synthesise and examine a spin 3/2 ferromagnetic trimer featuring three delocalised pi-electrons ⬆️ ⬆️ ⬆️ 🧲
@nanogune.bsky.social @ciqus.bsky.social @diegopena.bsky.social @dipcehu.bsky.social
🔗 pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10....
July 22, 2025 at 3:06 PM
3 is the magic number 🧪 ⚛️
Now in @jacs.acspublications.org, we synthesise and examine a spin 3/2 ferromagnetic trimer featuring three delocalised pi-electrons ⬆️ ⬆️ ⬆️ 🧲
@nanogune.bsky.social @ciqus.bsky.social @diegopena.bsky.social @dipcehu.bsky.social
🔗 pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10....
Now in @jacs.acspublications.org, we synthesise and examine a spin 3/2 ferromagnetic trimer featuring three delocalised pi-electrons ⬆️ ⬆️ ⬆️ 🧲
@nanogune.bsky.social @ciqus.bsky.social @diegopena.bsky.social @dipcehu.bsky.social
🔗 pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10....
PhDone! ⚛️ 🧪
Congrats to Dr. Federico Frezza who successfully defended his thesis on light-induced chemical reactions on surfaces 💡🎓 🔬
We're sad that Fede's time with us will soon come to an end, but we wish him the very best for his next position in Florence 🍕 🍝 @maleminore.bsky.social
Congrats to Dr. Federico Frezza who successfully defended his thesis on light-induced chemical reactions on surfaces 💡🎓 🔬
We're sad that Fede's time with us will soon come to an end, but we wish him the very best for his next position in Florence 🍕 🍝 @maleminore.bsky.social
July 7, 2025 at 3:09 PM
PhDone! ⚛️ 🧪
Congrats to Dr. Federico Frezza who successfully defended his thesis on light-induced chemical reactions on surfaces 💡🎓 🔬
We're sad that Fede's time with us will soon come to an end, but we wish him the very best for his next position in Florence 🍕 🍝 @maleminore.bsky.social
Congrats to Dr. Federico Frezza who successfully defended his thesis on light-induced chemical reactions on surfaces 💡🎓 🔬
We're sad that Fede's time with us will soon come to an end, but we wish him the very best for his next position in Florence 🍕 🍝 @maleminore.bsky.social
📣 Complex spin texture in a 2D MOF on-surface ⬆️ ⬇️
Now in @jacs.acspublications.org, we enhance magnetic functionality of MOFs by demonstrating strong π–d coupling between radical ligands and Co atoms 🧲 ⚛️ 🧪
@maleminore.bsky.social @fzuavcr.bsky.social @um.es
🔗 pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10....
Now in @jacs.acspublications.org, we enhance magnetic functionality of MOFs by demonstrating strong π–d coupling between radical ligands and Co atoms 🧲 ⚛️ 🧪
@maleminore.bsky.social @fzuavcr.bsky.social @um.es
🔗 pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10....
July 3, 2025 at 12:09 PM
📣 Complex spin texture in a 2D MOF on-surface ⬆️ ⬇️
Now in @jacs.acspublications.org, we enhance magnetic functionality of MOFs by demonstrating strong π–d coupling between radical ligands and Co atoms 🧲 ⚛️ 🧪
@maleminore.bsky.social @fzuavcr.bsky.social @um.es
🔗 pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10....
Now in @jacs.acspublications.org, we enhance magnetic functionality of MOFs by demonstrating strong π–d coupling between radical ligands and Co atoms 🧲 ⚛️ 🧪
@maleminore.bsky.social @fzuavcr.bsky.social @um.es
🔗 pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10....
What better way to be welcomed to Prague for our new postdoc Federico Villalobos than a face-to-face with legendary Czech climber Adam Ondra 🧗♂️
Fede joins us having completed his PhD in @universidadgranada.bsky.social ⚛️🧪 Welcome Fede 🎉
Fede joins us having completed his PhD in @universidadgranada.bsky.social ⚛️🧪 Welcome Fede 🎉
July 2, 2025 at 3:17 PM
What better way to be welcomed to Prague for our new postdoc Federico Villalobos than a face-to-face with legendary Czech climber Adam Ondra 🧗♂️
Fede joins us having completed his PhD in @universidadgranada.bsky.social ⚛️🧪 Welcome Fede 🎉
Fede joins us having completed his PhD in @universidadgranada.bsky.social ⚛️🧪 Welcome Fede 🎉
📢 Recently published in ACS Nano, we characterise a new 2D magnetic material CoCl2 🧲 We discuss the material's in-plane ferromagnetism, and in-gap states at the CoCl2-Au(111) interface 🔬 🧪 ⚛️
@csic.es @www.unizar.es @nanogune.bsky.social @cfmdonostia.bsky.social
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doi.org/10.1021/acsn...
@csic.es @www.unizar.es @nanogune.bsky.social @cfmdonostia.bsky.social
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doi.org/10.1021/acsn...
June 4, 2025 at 2:37 PM
📢 Recently published in ACS Nano, we characterise a new 2D magnetic material CoCl2 🧲 We discuss the material's in-plane ferromagnetism, and in-gap states at the CoCl2-Au(111) interface 🔬 🧪 ⚛️
@csic.es @www.unizar.es @nanogune.bsky.social @cfmdonostia.bsky.social
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doi.org/10.1021/acsn...
@csic.es @www.unizar.es @nanogune.bsky.social @cfmdonostia.bsky.social
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doi.org/10.1021/acsn...
What's up doc? 🐰 We're happy to share the good news that Qifan Chen successfully defended his thesis becoming our group's latest doctor! 🎓
In Qifan's thesis, he shed light on on-surface reaction mechanisms using hybrid QM/MM methods⚛️🧑💻 Congrats Qif and all the best for the future!
In Qifan's thesis, he shed light on on-surface reaction mechanisms using hybrid QM/MM methods⚛️🧑💻 Congrats Qif and all the best for the future!
June 3, 2025 at 2:46 PM
What's up doc? 🐰 We're happy to share the good news that Qifan Chen successfully defended his thesis becoming our group's latest doctor! 🎓
In Qifan's thesis, he shed light on on-surface reaction mechanisms using hybrid QM/MM methods⚛️🧑💻 Congrats Qif and all the best for the future!
In Qifan's thesis, he shed light on on-surface reaction mechanisms using hybrid QM/MM methods⚛️🧑💻 Congrats Qif and all the best for the future!
We're heading to the DPG spring meeting in Regensburg next week! Come and say hi to Manish, Pavel, Diego, and Marco at their talks 👨💻📽️
Full program www.dpg-verhandlungen.de/year/2025/co...
Full program www.dpg-verhandlungen.de/year/2025/co...
March 14, 2025 at 9:21 AM
We're heading to the DPG spring meeting in Regensburg next week! Come and say hi to Manish, Pavel, Diego, and Marco at their talks 👨💻📽️
Full program www.dpg-verhandlungen.de/year/2025/co...
Full program www.dpg-verhandlungen.de/year/2025/co...
📢 Bringing to light a new surface reaction💡
We imaged a stable, surface-supported nitrene synthesized through azide photolysis on Au(111) ⚡
with @grilllab.bsky.social
Read more on @angewandtechemie.bsky.social 🔗 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
We imaged a stable, surface-supported nitrene synthesized through azide photolysis on Au(111) ⚡
with @grilllab.bsky.social
Read more on @angewandtechemie.bsky.social 🔗 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
March 11, 2025 at 1:18 PM
📢 Bringing to light a new surface reaction💡
We imaged a stable, surface-supported nitrene synthesized through azide photolysis on Au(111) ⚡
with @grilllab.bsky.social
Read more on @angewandtechemie.bsky.social 🔗 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
We imaged a stable, surface-supported nitrene synthesized through azide photolysis on Au(111) ⚡
with @grilllab.bsky.social
Read more on @angewandtechemie.bsky.social 🔗 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
What's the only thing better than one triangulene? Two triangulenes!
◀️🟰▶️ Check out our latest work just published in @angewandtechemie.bsky.social with @imdeananociencia.bsky.social 🔬 We look into the influence of dihedral angles on magnetic coupling 🧲
👇
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
◀️🟰▶️ Check out our latest work just published in @angewandtechemie.bsky.social with @imdeananociencia.bsky.social 🔬 We look into the influence of dihedral angles on magnetic coupling 🧲
👇
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
March 5, 2025 at 4:28 PM
What's the only thing better than one triangulene? Two triangulenes!
◀️🟰▶️ Check out our latest work just published in @angewandtechemie.bsky.social with @imdeananociencia.bsky.social 🔬 We look into the influence of dihedral angles on magnetic coupling 🧲
👇
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
◀️🟰▶️ Check out our latest work just published in @angewandtechemie.bsky.social with @imdeananociencia.bsky.social 🔬 We look into the influence of dihedral angles on magnetic coupling 🧲
👇
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
In our latest research on @chemistryeurope.bsky.social we monitor an on-surface chemical reaction in real time ⏱️ using Low-Energy Electron Microscopy (LEEM) 🔬
In collaboration with Jan Čechal group at CEITEC - Brno
🔗 Read more: chemistry-europe.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
In collaboration with Jan Čechal group at CEITEC - Brno
🔗 Read more: chemistry-europe.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
February 26, 2025 at 3:13 PM
In our latest research on @chemistryeurope.bsky.social we monitor an on-surface chemical reaction in real time ⏱️ using Low-Energy Electron Microscopy (LEEM) 🔬
In collaboration with Jan Čechal group at CEITEC - Brno
🔗 Read more: chemistry-europe.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
In collaboration with Jan Čechal group at CEITEC - Brno
🔗 Read more: chemistry-europe.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
📣 Check out our latest work on @materchemfront.bsky.social @roysocchem.bsky.social
https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2025/qm/d4qm00866a
We achieve the first intramolecular hydroamination & cyclization of alkynes on Au(111) under UHV 🧪 STM + nc-AFM + DFT 🔬
https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2025/qm/d4qm00866a
We achieve the first intramolecular hydroamination & cyclization of alkynes on Au(111) under UHV 🧪 STM + nc-AFM + DFT 🔬
February 7, 2025 at 12:00 PM
📣 Check out our latest work on @materchemfront.bsky.social @roysocchem.bsky.social
https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2025/qm/d4qm00866a
We achieve the first intramolecular hydroamination & cyclization of alkynes on Au(111) under UHV 🧪 STM + nc-AFM + DFT 🔬
https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2025/qm/d4qm00866a
We achieve the first intramolecular hydroamination & cyclization of alkynes on Au(111) under UHV 🧪 STM + nc-AFM + DFT 🔬
Interested in using nickelocene tip as a spin sensor? 🧲
Check out our how-to guide for theory & experiment 💻🔬 Python code available!
Out now on @ioppublishing.bsky.social
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https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1361-648X/ad9c08
Check out our how-to guide for theory & experiment 💻🔬 Python code available!
Out now on @ioppublishing.bsky.social
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https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1361-648X/ad9c08
February 5, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Interested in using nickelocene tip as a spin sensor? 🧲
Check out our how-to guide for theory & experiment 💻🔬 Python code available!
Out now on @ioppublishing.bsky.social
👇
https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1361-648X/ad9c08
Check out our how-to guide for theory & experiment 💻🔬 Python code available!
Out now on @ioppublishing.bsky.social
👇
https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1361-648X/ad9c08
🚀 New research! We combine on-surface synthesis & coordination chemistry to investigate π-electron magnetic porphyrins on Au(111) 🔬🧲
Check it out on @angewandtechemie.bsky.social #openacces 👇
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/anie.202420572
Check it out on @angewandtechemie.bsky.social #openacces 👇
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/anie.202420572
February 3, 2025 at 9:58 AM
🚀 New research! We combine on-surface synthesis & coordination chemistry to investigate π-electron magnetic porphyrins on Au(111) 🔬🧲
Check it out on @angewandtechemie.bsky.social #openacces 👇
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/anie.202420572
Check it out on @angewandtechemie.bsky.social #openacces 👇
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/anie.202420572
Merry Christmas! 🎄 From Nanosurf lab and the atomic deer 🦌
December 25, 2024 at 10:18 AM
Merry Christmas! 🎄 From Nanosurf lab and the atomic deer 🦌
This was also Ana's farewell party after 3 years in our group as a postdoc AND emoji specialist for @nanosurflab.bsky.social tweets 👩🏻🔬 Good luck for your future adventures, you will be missed!
December 14, 2024 at 1:51 PM
This was also Ana's farewell party after 3 years in our group as a postdoc AND emoji specialist for @nanosurflab.bsky.social tweets 👩🏻🔬 Good luck for your future adventures, you will be missed!
...and of course proper Czech beer 🍻 visiting a local family brewery
December 14, 2024 at 1:51 PM
...and of course proper Czech beer 🍻 visiting a local family brewery