2025
- “Local large language model-assisted literature mining for on-surface reactions”
MGE Advances
https://doi.org/10.1002/mgea.88
Juan Xiang, Yizhang Li, Xinyi Zhang, Yu He, Qiang Sun*
- “Preparing sub-monolayer metals with continuous coverage spread for high-throughput growth of metal-organic frameworks”
Chin. Chem. Lett. 2025, 36, 3, 110394
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cclet.2024.110394
Jiayi Lu , Yizhang Li , Hao Jiang , Zhiwen Zhu , Fengru Zheng , Qiang Sun*


2024
- “Autonomous Scanning Tunneling Microscopy Imaging via Deep Learning”
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2024, 146, 42, 29199–29206
https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.4c11674
Zhiwen Zhu, Shaoxuan Yuan, Quan Yang, Hao Jiang, Fengru Zheng, Jiayi Lu, Qiang Sun*
- “Constructing Molecular Networks on Metal Surfaces through Tellurium-Based Chalcogen-Organic Interaction”
ACS Nano 2024, 18, 41, 28425–28432
https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.4c11344
Fengru Zheng, Qi Huang, Juan Xiang, Zhiwen Zhu, Jiayi Lu, Jinyang Xu, Zhaofeng Liang, Lei Xie, Fei Song, Qiang Sun*
- “Kinetics of On-Surface Dechlorinated Aryl–Aryl Coupling”
J. Phys. Chem. C 2024, 128, 30, 12754–12761
https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.4c04144
Yu He, Hao Jiang, Zhiwen Zhu, Juan Xiang, Jinyang Xu, Zhaofeng Liang, Lei Xie*, Fei Song*, and Qiang Sun*
- “Recent progress on surface chemistry II: Property and characterization”
Chin. Chem. Lett. 2024, 110100
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cclet.2024.110100 - “On-surface photo-induced dechlorination”
Chin. Chem. Lett. 2024, 109807
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cclet.2024.109807
Yu He, Hao Jiang, Shaoxuan Yuan, Jiayi Lu, Qiang Sun*
- “Automated Generation and Analysis of Molecular Images Using Generative Artificial Intelligence Models”
J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 2024, 15, 7, 1985–1992
https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpclett.3c03504
Zhiwen Zhu, Jiayi Lu, Shaoxuan Yuan, Yu He, Fengru Zheng, Hao Jiang, Yuyi Yan, and Qiang Sun*
- “Unraveling the Mechanisms of On-Surface Photoinduced Reaction with Polarized Light Excitations”
ACS Nano 2024, 18, 1, 1118–1125
https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.3c10690
Hao Jiang, Yu He, Jiayi Lu, Fengru Zheng, Zhiwen Zhu, Yuyi Yan, and Qiang Sun*







2023
- “Order–Disorder Transition of Two-Dimensional Molecular Networks through a Stoichiometric Design”
ACS Nano 2023, 17, 20, 20194–20202
https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.3c05945
Jiayi Lu, Damian Nieckarz , Hao Jiang , Zhiwen Zhu , Yuyi Yan , Fengru Zheng , Wojciech Rżysko , Jakub Lisiecki , Paweł Szabelski* , and Qiang Sun*
- “Predicting Molecular Self-Assembly on Metal Surfaces Using Graph Neural Networks Based on Experimental Data Sets”
ACS Nano 2023, 17, 17, 17545–17553
https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.3c06405
Fengru Zheng, Jiayi Lu, Zhiwen Zhu, Hao Jiang, Yuyi Yan, Yu He, Shaoxuan Yuan, and Qiang Sun*
- “Applying a Deep-Learning-Based Keypoint Detection in Analyzing Surface Nanostructures”
Molecules 2023, 28, 5387.
https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules28145387
Shaoxuan Yuan, Zhiwen Zhu, Jiayi Lu, Fengru Zheng, Hao Jiang and Qiang Sun *
- “Steering on-surface polymerization through coordination with a bidentate ligand”
Chem. Commun. 2023, 59, 8067-8070
https://doi.org/10.1039/D3CC00167A
Hao Jiang, Jiayi Lu, Fengru Zheng, Zhiwen Zhu, Yuyi Yan, Qiang Sun*
- “On-Surface Synthesis of a Carbon Nanoribbon Composed of 4–5–6–8-Membered Rings”
ACS Nano 2023, 17, 9, 8717–8722
https://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/acsnano.3c01915
Faming Kang, Luye Sun, Wenze Gao, Qiang Sun, and Wei Xu*
- “Triangle Counting Rule: An Approach to Forecast the Magnetic Properties of Benzenoid Polycyclic Hydrocarbons”
J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 2023, 14, 13, 3193–3198
https://pubs.acs.org/doi/pdf/10.1021/acs.jpclett.3c00570
Yuyi Yan, Fengru Zheng, Boyu Qie, Jiayi Lu, Hao Jiang, Zhiwen Zhu, and Qiang Sun*
- “Predicting the HOMO-LUMO gap of benzenoid polycyclic hydrocarbons via interpretable machine learning”
Chemical Physics Letters 2023, 814, 140358.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cplett.2023.140358
Fengru Zheng, Zhiwen Zhu, Jiayi Lu, Yuyi Yan, Hao Jiang, Qiang Sun*







2022
- “A Deep-Learning Framework for the Automated Recognition of Molecules in Scanning-Probe-Microscopy Images”
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2022, 61(49), e202213503 supporting information.pdf
https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202213503
Zhiwen Zhu, Jiayi Lu, Fengru Zheng,Cheng Chen, Yang Lv, Hao Jiang, Yuyi Yan, Akimitsu Narita, Klaus Müllen, Xiao-Ye Wang, Qiang Sun*
- “Heteroatom-Edged Triangulene: Facile Synthesis and Two-Dimensional On-Surface Self-Assemblies”
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2022, 61(47), e202212594
https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202212594
Cheng Chen, Jiayi Lu, Yang Lv, Yuyi Yan, Qiang Sun*,Akimitsu Narita, Klaus Müllen*, and Xiao-Ye Wang*
- “On-surface synthesis of ethers through dehydrative coupling of hydroxymethyl substituents”
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 2022, 24, 22122-22128.
https://doi.org/10.1039/D2CP03073J
Yuyi Yan, Fengru Zheng, Zhiwen Zhu, Jiayi Lu, Hao Jiang, Qiang Sun*
- “High-Throughput Preparation of Supramolecular Nanostructures on Metal Surfaces”
ACS Nano 2022, 16, 8, 13160–13167.
https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acsnano.2c06294
Jiayi Lu, Hao Jiang, Yuyi Yan, Zhiwen Zhu, Fengru Zheng, and Qiang Sun*
- “Growth Optimization and Device Integration of Narrow-Bandgap Graphene Nanoribbons”
Small 2022, 18 (31), 2202301.
https://doi.org/10.1002/smll.202202301
Gabriela Borin Barin,* Qiang Sun, Marco Di Giovannantonio, Cheng-Zhuo Du, Xiao-Ye Wang, Juan Pablo Llinas, Zafer Mutlu, Yuxuan Lin, Jan Wilhelm, Jan Overbeck, Colin Daniels, Michael Lamparski, Hafeesudeen Sahabudeen, Mickael L. Perrin, José I. Urgel, Shantanu Mishra, Amogh Kinikar, Roland Widmer, Samuel Stolz, Max Bommert, Carlo Pignedoli, Xinliang Feng, Michel Calame, Klaus Müllen, Akimitsu Narita, Vincent Meunier, Jeffrey Bokor, Roman Fasel, and Pascal Ruffieux*
- “Molecular heterostructure by fusing graphene nanoribbons of different lengths through a pentagon ring junction”
Nano. Res. 2022, 15 (9): 8465-8469.
https://www.sciopen.com/article/10.1007/s12274-022-4410-7?issn=1998-0124
Qiang Sun*, Hao Jiang, Yuyi Yan, Roman Fasel, and Pascal Ruffieux*
- “Lattice-Directed Selective Synthesis of Acetylenic and Diacetylenic Organometallic Polyynes”
Chem. Mater. 2022, 34, 4, 1770–1777.
https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.chemmater.1c04015
Xin Yu, Qiang Sun, Mengxi Liu, Wan Du, Yi Liu, Liangliang Cai, Zeqi Zha, Jinliang Pan, Faming Kang, Wenze Gao, Dandan Yang, Xiaohui Qiu*, and Wei Xu*
- “Magnetic Interplay between π-Electrons of Open-Shell Porphyrins and d-Electrons of Their Central Transition Metal Ions”
Adv. Sci. 2022, 9, 2105906.
https://doi.org/10.1002/advs.202105906
Qiang Sun, Luis M. Mateo, Roberto Robles, Pascal Ruffieux, Giovanni Bottari*, Tomás Torres*, Roman Fasel*, and Nicolás Lorente*

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2021
- “Lightwave-driven scanning tunnelling spectroscopy of atomically precise graphene nanoribbons”
Nat. Commun. 2021, 12, 6794.
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-021-26656-3
S. E. Ammerman, V. Jelic, Y. Wei, V. N. Breslin, M. Hassan, N. Everett, S. Lee, Q. Sun, C. A. Pignedoli, P. Ruffieux, R. Fasel ,and T. L. Cocker
- “Evolution of the Topological Energy Band in Graphene Nanoribbons”
J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 2021, 12, 35, 8679–8684. https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.jpclett.1c02541
Qiang Sun*, Yuyi Yan, Xuelin Yao, Klaus Müllen, Akimitsu Narita, Roman Fasel, and Pascal Ruffieux*
- “Bottom‐up Fabrication and Atomic‐scale Characterization of Triply‐linked, Laterally π‐Extended Porphyrin Nanotapes”
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021, 60, 16208.
https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202102286
Q. Sun, L. M. Mateo, R. Robles, N. Lorente, P. Ruffieux, G. Bottari, T. Torres and R. Fasel
- “On-surface synthesis of singly and doubly porphyrin-capped graphene nanoribbon segments”
Chem. Sci. 12, 247-252, 2021
https://doi.org/10.1039/D0SC04316H
L. M. Mateo,† Q. Sun,† K. Eimre, C. A. Pignedoli, T. Torres, R. Fasel*, G. Bottari*




2020
- “Inducing Open-Shell Character in Porphyrins through Surface Assisted Phenalenyl π‑Extension”
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020, 142, 42, 18109–18117 (selected as front Cover, https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/jacs.0c07781)
Q. Sun,† L. M. Mateo,† R. Robles,† P. Ruffieux, N. Lorente*, G. Bottari*, T. Torres*, R. Fasel*
- “Structural, Electronic, and Vibrational Properties of a Two-Dimensional Graphdiyne-like Carbon Nanonetwork Synthesized on Au(111): Implications for the Engineering of sp-sp2 Carbon Nanostructures”
ACS Appl. Nano Mater. 2020, 3, 12, 12178–12187 https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acsanm.0c02665
A. Rabia, F. Tumino, A. Milani, V. Russo, A. L. Bassi, N. Bassi, A. Lucotti, S. Achilli, G. Fratesi, N. Manini, G. Onida, Q. Sun, W. Xu, C. S. Casari*


Some selected papers before moving to SHU:
1. Q. Sun,† X. Yao,† O. Gröning, K. Eimre, C. A. Pignedoli, K. Müllen, A. Narita*, R. Fasel, Pascal Ruffieux*, “Coupled Spin States in Armchair Graphene Nanoribbons with Asymmetric Zigzag Edge Extensions” Nano Lett. 20, 9, 6429, 2020
2. Q. Sun, O. Gröning, J. Overbeck, O. Braun, M. L. Perrin, G. Borin Barin, M. El Abbassi, K. Eimre, E. Ditler, C. Daniels, V. Meunier, C. A. Pignedoli, M. Calame, R. Fasel, P. Ruffieux*, “Massive Dirac fermion behavior in a low bandgap graphene nanoribbon near a topological phase boundary”, Adv. Mater. 32, 1906054, 2020
3. I. Hou,† Q. Sun,† K. Eimre, M. Di Giovannantonio, J. I. Urgel, P. Ruffieux, A. Narita*, R. Fasel*, K. Müllen*, “On-Surface Synthesis of Unsaturated Carbon Nanostructures with Regularly Fused Pentagon–Heptagon Pairs”, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 142, 10291–10296, 2020 (†cofirst author, selected as Cover)
4. L. M. Mateo,† Q. Sun,† S. Liu, J. J. Bergkamp, K. Eimre, C. A. Pignedoli, P. Ruffieux, S. Decurtins,* G. Bottari,* R. Fasel,* T. Torres* “On-Surface Synthesis and Characterization of Triply Fused Porphyrin–Graphene Nanoribbon Hybrids” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 59, 1334-1339, 2020 (†cofirst author, selected as Cover)
5. S. Wang,† Q. Sun,† O. Gröning, R. Widmer, C. A. Pignedoli, L. Cai, X. Yu, B. Yuan, C. Li, H. Ju, J. Zhu, P. Ruffieux, R. Fasel*, Wei Xu*, “On-surface synthesis and characterization of individual polyacetylene chains” Nat. Chem., 11, 924-930, 2019 (†cofirst author)
6. Q. Sun, I. Hou, K. Eimre, C. A. Pignedoli, P. Ruffieux, A. Narita*, R. Fasel*, “On-surface synthesis of polyazulene with 2,6-connectivity”, Chem. Commun., 55, 13466-13469, 2019
7. Q. Sun, X. Yu, M. Bao, M. Liu, J. Pan, Zeqi Zha, L. Cai, H. Ma, C.Yuan, X. Qiu*, W. Xu*, “Direct formation of C-C triple bonded structural motifs by on-surface dehalogenative homocoupling of tribromomethyl molecules” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 57, 4035-4038, 2018
8. Q Sun, R Zhang, J Qiu, R Liu, W. Xu*, “On-surface synthesis of carbon nanostructures” Adv. Mater. 30, 1705630, 2018
9. Q. Sun, B. V. Tran, L. Cai, H. Ma, X. Yu, C. Yuan, M. Stöhr*, W. Xu*, “On-surface formation of cumulene by dehalogenative homocoupling of alkenyl gem-dibromides”, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 56, 12165-12169, 2017
10. Q. Sun, L. Cai, S. Wang, R. Widmer, H. Ju, J. Zhu, L. Li, Y. He, P. Ruffieux, R. Fasel, W. Xu*, “Bottom-up synthesis of metalated carbyne” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 138, 1106-1109, 2016
11. Q. Sun, L. Cai, H. Ma, C. Yuan*, W. Xu*, “Dehalogenative homocoupling of terminal alkynyl bromides on Au(111): incorporation of acetylenic scaffolding into surface nanostructures” ACS Nano 10, 7023-7030, 2016