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Mechanism of Gold-Assisted Exfoliation of Centimeter-Sized Transition-Metal Dichalcogenide Monolayers by Velický, Matěj, Donnelly, Gavin E, Hendren, William R, McFarland, Stephen, Scullion, Declan, DeBenedetti, William J. I, Correa, Gabriela Calinao, Han, Yimo, Wain, Andrew J, Hines, Melissa A, Muller, David A, Novoselov, Kostya S, Abruña, Héctor D, Bowman, Robert M, Santos, Elton J. G, Huang, Fumin

“…Exfoliation of large-area monolayers is important for fundamental research and technological implementation of transition-metal dichalcogenides. Various…”
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Nanoscale Solvation Leads to Spontaneous Formation of a Bicarbonate Monolayer on Rutile (110) under Ambient Conditions: Implications for CO2 Photoreduction by Song, Anqi, Skibinski, Erik S, DeBenedetti, William J. I, Ortoll-Bloch, Amnon G, Hines, Melissa A

“…The chemical state of a catalyst in operando is particularly important for catalysts that target minority species, such as atmospheric CO2 which has a…”
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In search of perfection: understanding the highly defect-selective chemistry of anisotropic etching by Hines, Melissa A

“…Anisotropic etchants selectively reveal a specific crystallographic plane. Although prized industrially, these etchants are poorly understood because they…”
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High-affinity adsorption leads to molecularly ordered interfaces on TiO2 in air and solution by Balajka Jan, Hines, Melissa A, DeBenedetti, William J, Komora Mojmir, Pavelec Jiri, Schmid, Michael, Diebold Ulrike

“…A preference for acidsWhen titanium dioxide surfaces are exposed to water under ambient conditions, an ordered overlayer forms. Balajka et al. studied this…”
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Differential Binding of Host Complement Inhibitor Factor H by Borrelia burgdorferi Erp Surface Proteins: a Possible Mechanism Underlying the Expansive Host Range of Lyme Disease Spirochetes by STEVENSON, Brian, EL-HAGE, Nazira, HINES, Melissa A, MILLER, Jennifer C, BABB, Kelly

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Photochemical Fluorination of TiO2(110) Produces an Atomically Thin Passivating Layer by DeBenedetti, William J. I, Hines, Melissa A

“…Fluorine has been widely reported to improve the photoreactivity of TiO2 nanocrystals, but surface science studies of this enhancement have been stymied by the…”
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Etchant anisotropy controls the step bunching instability in KOH etching of silicon by GARCIA, Simon P, HAILING BAO, HINES, Melissa A

“…STM investigations of vicinal Si(111) surfaces etched in KOH solutions under controlled flow conditions show that step bunching instability is due to…”
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Reduction of surface roughness emittance of Cs3Sb photocathodes grown via codeposition on single crystal substrates by Galdi, Alice, Balajka, Jan, DeBenedetti, William J. I., Cultrera, Luca, Bazarov, Ivan V., Hines, Melissa A., Maxson, Jared M.

“…Alkali antimonide photocathodes are capable of generating high brightness electron beams given their high quantum efficiency and low mean transverse energy…”
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Rutile Surface Reactivity Provides Insight into the Structure-Directing Role of Peroxide in TiO2 Polymorph Control by Song, Anqi, Jing, Dapeng, Hines, Melissa A

“…The peroxo ligand is one of the most promising structure-directing agents in TiO2 nanocatalyst synthesis; however, its role in nanocatalyst growth and…”
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Production of Highly Homogeneous Si(100) Surfaces by H2O Etching:  Surface Morphology and the Role of Strain by Faggin, Marc F, Green, Sara K, Clark, Ian T, Queeney, K. T, Hines, Melissa A

“…The etching of Si(100) surfaces in ultrapure water was studied with a combination of infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and scanning tunneling microscopy (STM)…”
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Breaking π–π Interactions in Carboxylic Acid Monolayers on Rutile TiO2(110) Leads to Unexpected Long-Range Ordering by DeBenedetti, William J. I, Hines, Melissa A

“…Carboxylic acids are ubiquitous building blocks in supramolecular and surface chemistry because of their strong but reversible binding to metal cations. In…”
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Atomic-Scale Understanding of Catalyst Activation: Carboxylic Acid Solutions, but Not the Acid Itself, Increase the Reactivity of Anatase (001) Faceted Nanocatalysts by DeBenedetti, William J. I, Skibinski, Erik S, Jing, Dapeng, Song, Anqi, Hines, Melissa A

“…Our ability to predict nanocatalyst reactivity has been hindered by our lack of atomic-scale understanding of nanocatalyst surface structure. Do nanocatalyst…”
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Solution Deposition of Phenylphosphinic Acid Leads to Highly Ordered, Covalently Bound Monolayers on TiO2 (110) Without Annealing by Skibinski, Erik S, DeBenedetti, William J. I, Hines, Melissa A

“…Solution-deposited phosphonic acids, OP­(OH)2R, have been used to impart new functionality to a variety of metal oxide surfaces for applications ranging from…”
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Understanding the pH dependence of silicon etching: the importance of dissolved oxygen in buffered HF etchants by Garcia, Simon P., Bao, Hailing, Hines, Melissa A.

“…Dissolved O 2 is found to have a profound effect on the morphology of Si(1 1 1) surfaces etched in buffered hydrofluoric acid (BHF). Atomically smooth surfaces…”
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Molecular Mechanism of Etching-Induced Faceting on Si(100): Micromasking Is Not a Prerequisite for Pyramidal Texturing by Skibinski, Erik S, Hines, Melissa A

“…Chemical control of crystalline surfaces during etching or growth finds application in a wide variety of areas, including the low-cost texturing of silicon…”
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Finding Needles in Haystacks: Scanning Tunneling Microscopy Reveals the Complex Reactivity of Si(100) Surfaces by Skibinski, Erik S, Hines, Melissa A

“…Many chemical reactionsetching, growth, and catalyticproduce highly faceted surfaces. Examples range from the atomically flat silicon surfaces produced by…”
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High-affinity adsorption leads to molecularly ordered interfaces on TiO 2 in air and solution by Balajka, Jan, Hines, Melissa A, DeBenedetti, William J I, Komora, Mojmir, Pavelec, Jiri, Schmid, Michael, Diebold, Ulrike

“…Researchers around the world have observed the formation of molecularly ordered structures of unknown origin on the surface of titanium dioxide (TiO )…”
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Measuring the Site-Specific Reactivity of Impurities:  The Pronounced Effect of Dissolved Oxygen on Silicon Etching by Garcia, Simon P, Bao, Hailing, Manimaran, Muthiah, Hines, Melissa A

“…The reactivity of dissolved O2, a ubiquitous impurity in aqueous solutions, with H-terminated Si(111) surfaces was quantified using a new technique that…”
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The Intricate Love Affairs between MoS2 and Metallic Substrates by Velický, Matěj, Donnelly, Gavin E., Hendren, William R., DeBenedetti, William J. I., Hines, Melissa A., Novoselov, Kostya S., Abruña, Héctor D., Huang, Fumin, Frank, Otakar

“…Mechanical exfoliation yields high‐quality 2D materials but is challenging to scale up due to the small lateral size and low yield of the exfoliated crystals…”
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Solution Deposition of Self-Assembled Benzoate Monolayers on Rutile (110): Effect of π–π Interactions on Monolayer Structure by Skibinski, Erik S, Song, Anqi, DeBenedetti, William J. I, Ortoll-Bloch, Amnon G, Hines, Melissa A

“…High-quality, self-assembled benzoate monolayers were synthesized on rutile (110) using simple aqueous reactions. Sputtering and annealing cycles, which create…”
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