Publications

Toward Stable Optical Emission of Molecular Quantum Emitters: Optically Pumping Isolated Zinc Phthalocyanine Molecules in an Alkane Matrix with GaN-Based LEDs.
G. W. Harm, P. Kasten, A. Stellmann, U. Schlickum and T. Voss 
ACS Appl. Energy Mater. 6624-6633, (2025)

Gold nanoparticles loaded filter paper: A recyclable nanozyme for colorimetric determination of Hg2+in tap water and beef
M. Tadele Alula, P. Lemmens, N. R. Hendricks-Leukes, T. Motalaote, M. Etzkorn, L. Robin Wilson, Felicity Babuseng
Food Control, 176, (2025)

The dibenzoterrylene-C60 composite structure as a possible new single-photon source - growth and optical analysis
F. Hirt, J. Christinck, H. Hofer, S. Wolter, M. Stummvoll, A. Reutter, U. Schlickum and S. Kück
Journal of Physics: Conference Series 2864 (2024)

Novel analysis tool for the distance of gold dimers controlled by the DNA strand length on the DNA origami
J. Guckel, Z. Liu, Z. Wang, B. Lalkens, M. Etzkorn, and D. Park
Journal of Microscopy, 215-226 (2024).

Chirality Detection in Scanning Tunneling Microscopy Data Using Artificial Intelligence
T. J. Seifert, M. Stritze, P. Kasten, B. Möller, T. Fingescheidt, M. Etzkorn, T. de Wolff, and U. Schlickum
Small Methods, 2400549 (2024).

Organic Molecular Glues to Design Three-Dimensional Cubic Nano-assemblies of Magnetic Nanoparticles
M. Suman Chowdhury, D. Arenas Esteban, R. Amin, C. Román-Freijeiro, E. Laureen Rösch, M. Etzkorn, M. Schilling, F. Ludwig, S. Bals, V. Salgueiriño, and A. Lak
Chem. Mater. 36, 14, 6865–6876 (2024).

Low-Resolution-Only Microscopy Super-Resolution Models Generalizing to Non-Periodicities at Atomic Scale
B. Möller, Z. Li, M. Etzkorn, and T. Fingscheidt
IEEE/CVF Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition Workshops (CVPRW), 6936-6945 (2024).

Controlling Nanoparticle Distance by On-Surface DNA-Origami Folding
Z. Liu, Z. Wang, J. Guckel, Z. Akbarian, T. J. Seifert, D. Park, U. Schlickum, R. Stosch, and M. Etzkorn
Small, 2310955 (2024). 

Molecular sensitiesed probe for amino acid recognition within peptide sequnces
X. Wu, B. Borca, S. Sen, S. Koslowski, S. Abb, D.P. Rosenblatt, A. Gallardo, J.I. Mendieta-Moreno, M. Nachtigall, P. Jelinek, S. Rauschenbach, K. Kern, and U. Schlickum
Nature Communication 14:8335 (2023).

Visualizing Chiral Interactions in Carbohydrates Adsorbed on Au(111) by High-Resolution STM Imaging
J. Seibel, G. Fittolani, H. Mirhosseini, X. Wu, S. Rauschenbach, K. Anggara, P.H. Seeberger, M. Delbianco, T.D. Kühne, U. Schlickum, and K. Kern
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 62, e202305733 (2023).

Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy on Selectively Adsorbed Plasmonic Nanostructures Using Polar Surface Arrays
Z. Wang, Z. Liu, W. Dempwolf, J. Molle, S. Kogikoski Jr, Y. Kanehira, M. Etzkorn, I. Bald, R. Stosch, and S. Wundrack
Appl. Nano Matter., 6, 14645 (2023).

Positional control of DNA origami based gold dimer hybrid nanostructures on pre-structured surfaces
Z. Liu, Z. Wang, J. Guckel, D. Park, B. Lalkens, and M. Etzkorn
Nanotechnology, 34, 425301 (2023).

A Super-Resolution Training Paradigm Based on Low-Resolution Data Only To Surpass the Technical Limits of STEM and STM Microscopy
B. Möller, J. Pirklbauer, M. Klingner, P. Kasten, M. Etzkorn, T. Seifert, U. Schlickum, T. Fingscheidt
Proceedings of the IEEE/CVF Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (CVPR) Workshops, 4262-4271 (2023).

Bright single-photon emission from a GeV center in diamond under a microfabricated solid immersion lens at room temperature
J. Christinck, F. Hirt, H. Hofer, Z. Liu, M. Etzkorn, T. Dunatov, M. Jakšić, J. Forneris, and S. Kück
J. Appl. Phys., 193102 (2023)

Chiral and Catalytic Effects of Site-Specific Molecular Adsorption
B. Borca, T. Michnowicz, F. Aguilar-Galindo, R. Pétuya, M.Pristl, V. Schendel, I. Pentegov, U. Kraft, H. Klauk, P. Wahl, A. Arnau and U. Schlickum
J. Phys. Chem. Lett.  8, 2072-2077 (2023).

Biosynthesis of bifunctional silver nanoparticles for catalytic reduction of organic pollutants and optical monitoring of mercury (II) ions using their oxidase-mimic activity
M. T. Alula, M.L. Madingwane, H. Yan, P. Lemmens, L. Zhe, and M. Etzkorn
Environmental Science and Pollution Research (2022).

Extracting transport channel transmissions in scanning tunneling microscopy using superconducting excess current
J. Senkpiel, R. Drost, J. C. Klockner, M. Etzkorn, J. Ankerhold, J. C. Cuevas, F. Pauly, K.  Kern, and C. R. Ast
Physical Review B, 105, 165401 (2022).

Point-of-need detection of pathogen-specific nucleic acid targets using magnetic particle spectroscopy
E. L. Rösch, J. Zhong, A. Lak, Z. Liu, M. Etzkorn, M. Schilling, F. Ludwig, T. Viereck, and B. Lalkens
Biosensors and Bioelectronics 192, 113536 (2021).

Growth of Graphene Nanoflakes/h-BN Heterostructures
K. Küster, Z. Hooshmand, D. P. Rosenblatt, S. Koslowski, D. Le, U. Starke, T. S. Rahman, K. Kern and U. Schlickum
Adv. Mater. Interfaces  8, 2100766 (2021).

Gigahertz Frame Rate Imaging of Charge-Injection Dynamics in a Molecular Light Source
A. Rosławska, P. Merino, C. C. Leon, A. Grewal, M. Etzkorn, K. Kuhnke, and K. Kern
Nano Letters, 21, 4577 (2021).

Fast Molecular Compression by a Hyperthermal Collision Gives Bond-Selective Mechanochemistry
L. Krumbein, K. Anggara, M. Stella, T. Michnowicz, H. Ochner, S. Abb, G. Rinke, A. Portz, M. Dürr, U. Schlickum, A. Baldwin, A. Floris, K. Kern and S. Rauschenbach
Physical Review Letters 126, 056001 (2021).

Single channel Josephson effect in a high transmission atomic contact
J. Senkpiel, S. Dambach, M. Etzkorn, R. Drost, C. Padurariu, B. Kubala,W. Belzig, A. Levy Yeyati, J. C. Cuevas, J. Ankerhold, C. R. Ast, and K. Kern
Communications Physics, 3, 131 (2020).

Imaging single glycans
X. Wu, M. Delbianco, K. Anggara, T. Michowicz, A. Pardo-Vargas, P. Bharate, S. Sen, M. Pristl, S. Rauschenbach, U. Schlickum, S. Abb, P. H. Seeberger, K. Kern
Nature 582, 375 (2020).  

Controlling single molecule conductance by a locally induced chemical reaction on individual thiophene units
T. Michnowicz, B. Borca, R. Pétuya, M. Pristl, V. Schendel, I. Pentegov, U. Kraft, H. Klauk, P. Wahl, P. Mutombo, P. Jelinek, A. Arnau, U. Schlickum, and K. Kern
Angewandte Chemie Int. Ed. 59, 1-7 (2020).

Stability of metallo-porphyrin networks under oxygen reduction and evolution conditions in alkaline media
D. Hötger, M. Etzkorn, C. Morchutt, B. Wurster, J. Dreiser, S. Stepanow, D. Grumelli, R. Gutzler, and K. Kern
Physical Chemistry and Chemical Phyiscs 21, 2587 (2019).

On-surface transmetalation of metalloporphyrins
D. Hötger, P. Abufager, C. Morchutt, P. Alexa, D. Grumelli, J. Dreiser, S. Stepanow, P. Gambardella, H. F. Busnengo, M. Etzkorn, R. Gutzler, and K. Kern
Nanoscale 10, 21116 (2018).

Single Charge and Exciton Dynamics Probed by Molecular-Scale-Induced Electroluminescence
A. Rosławska, P. Merino, C. Große, C. C. Leon, O. Gunnarsson, M. Etzkorn, K. Kuhnke, and K. Kern
Nano Letters 18, 4001 (2018).

Strong paramagnon scattering in single atom Pd contacts
V. Schendel, C. Barreteau, M. Brandbyge, B. Borca, I. Pentegov, U. Schlickum, M. Ternes, P. Wahl, and K. Kern
Phys. Rev. B 86, 035155 (2017).

Electric field driven direct desulfurization
B. Borca, T. Michnowicz, R. Pétuya, M. Pristl, V. Schendel, I. Pentegov, U. Kraft, H. Klauk, P. Wahl, R. Gutzler, A. Arnau, U. Schlickum, and K. Kern
ACS Nano 11, 4703 (2017).

Pentacene adsorption and electronic properties on thin decoupling layers
S. Koslowski, D. Rosenblatt, A. Kabakchiev, K. Kunhke, K. Kern, and U. Schlickum
Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology 8, 1388 (2017).

Remotely controlled isomer selective molecular switching
V. Schendel, B. Borca, I. Pentegov, T. Michnowicz, U. Kraft, H. Klauk, P. Wahl, U. Schlickum, and K. Kern
Nano Letters 16, 93 (2016).

Bipolar conductance switching of single anthraditiophene molecules
B. Borca, V. Schendel, R. Pétuya, I. Pentegov, T. Michnowicz, U. Kraft, H. Klauk, A. Arnau, P. Wahl, U. Schlickum, and K. Kern
ACS Nano 9, 12506 (2015).

Reentrant Magnetism at Interfacial Co-Porphyrin Arrays by Site-Selective Uptake of Iron
S. Vijayaraghavan, W. Auwärter, D. Écija, K. Seufert, S. Rusponi, T. Houwaart, P. Sautet, M.-L. Bocquet, P. Thakur, S. Stepanow, U. Schlickum, M. Etzkorn, H. Brune, and J. V. Barth
ACS Nano 9, 3605 (2015).

Dynamic control of plasmon generation by an individual quantum system
C. Große, A. Kabakchiev, T. Lutz, R. Froidevaux, F. Schramm, M. Ruben, M. Etzkorn, U. Schlickum, K. Kuhnke, and K. Kern
Nano Letters 14, 5693 (2014).

Patent: Devices based on single quantum systems for the coupling between electronic and plasmonic circuits
A. Kabakchiev, T. Lutz, C. Große, U. Schlickum, K. Kuhnke, K. Kern
Patent WO2015082343-A1

Temperature and magnetic field dependence of a Kondo system in the weak coupling regime
Y.H. Zhang, S. Kahle, T. Herden, C. Stroh, M. Mayor, U. Schlickum, M. Ternes, P. Wahl, and K. Kern
Nature Communication 4, 2110 (2013).

Molecular Orbital Gates for Plasmon Excitation
T. Lutz, C. Große, C. Dette, A. Kabakchiev, F. Schramm, M. Ruben, R. Gutzler, K. Kuhnke, U. Schlickum, and K. Kern
Nano Letters 13, 2846 (2013).

Formation of Fe Cluster Superlattice in a Metal-Organic Quantum-Box Network
M. Pivetta, G.E. Pacchioni, U. Schlickum, J.V. Barth, and H. Brune
Physical Review Letters 110, 086102 (2013).

Surface-Confined Self-Assembly of Di-Carbonitrile Polyphenyls
S. Klyatskaya, F. Klappenberger, U. Schlickum, D. Kühne, M. Marschall, J. Reichert, R. Decker, W. Krenner, G. Zoppellaro, H. Brune, J. V. Barth, and M. Ruben
Advanced Functional Materials, 21, 1230 (2011).

Surface-Confined Metal-Organic Nanostructures from Co-directed Assembly of terphenyl-dicarbonitrile linkers on Ag(111)
U. Schlickum, F. Klappenberg, R. Decker, G. Zoppellaro, S. Klyatskaya, M. Ruben, K. Kern, H. Brune, and J.V. Barth
The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 114,15602 (2010).

Self-assembly of nanoporous chiral networks with varying symmetry from sexiphenyl-dicarbonitrile on Ag(111)
D. Kühne, F. Klappenberger, R. Decker, U. Schlickum, H. Brune, S. Klyatskaya, M. Ruben, and J.V. Barth
The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 114,17851 (2009).

High-quality 2D metal-organic coordination network providing giant cavities with mesoscale domains
D. Kühne, F. Klappenberger, R. Decker, U. Schlickum, H. Brune, S. Klyatskaya, M. Ruben, and J.V. Barth
Journal of the American Chemical Society 131, 3882 (2009).

Using metal-organic templates to steer the growth of Fe and Co nanoclusters
R. Decker, U. Schlickum, F. Klappenberger, G. Zoppellaro, S. Klyatskaya, M. Ruben, J.V. Barth, and H. Brune
Journal of the American Chemical Society 131, 3882 (2009).

Does the surface matter? Hydrogen-bonded chain formation in a two- and three- dimensional environment
F. Klappenberger, M.E. Cañas-Ventura, S. Clair, S. Pons, U. Schlickum, Z.R. Qu, T. Strunskus, A. Comisso, C. Wöll, H. Brune, K. Kern, A.D. Vita, M. Ruben, and J.V. Barth
Journal of Chemical Physics and Physical Chemistry 9, 2522 (2008).

Chiral kagomé lattice from simple ditopic molecular bricks
U. Schlickum, R. Decker, F. Klappenberger, G. Zoppellaro, S. Klyatskaya, W. Auwärter, S. Neppl, K. Kern, H. Brune, M. Ruben, and J.V. Barth
Journal of the American Chemical Society 130, 11778 (2008).

Metal-organic honeycomb nanomeshes with tunable cavity size
U. Schlickum, R. Decker, F. Klappenberger, G. Zoppellaro, S.Klyatskaya, M. Ruben, I. Silanes, A. Arnau, K. Kern, H. Brune, and J.V. Barth
Nano Letters 7, 3813 (2007).

Mapping the surface spin structure of large unit cells: Reconstructed Mn films on Fe(001)
C.L. Gao, U. Schlickum, W. Wulfhekel, and J. Kirschner
Physical Review Letters 98, 107203 (2007).

Conformational adaptation in supramolecular assembly on surfaces: chains of oxalic amide derivatives on Au(111)
F. Klappenberger, M.E. Cañas-Ventura, S. Clair, S. Pons, U. Schlickum, Z.R. Qu, H. Brune, K. Kern, T. Strunskus, C. Wöll, A. Comisso, A.D. Vita, M. Ruben, and J.V. Barth
ChemPhysChem 8, 1782 (2007).

Surface-assisted assembly of 2D metal-organic networks that exhibit unusual threefold coordination symmetry
S. Stepanow, N. Lin, D. Payer, U. Schlickum, F. Klappenberger, G. Zoppellaro, M. Ruben, H. Brune, J.V. Barth, and K. Kern
Angewandte Chemie, International edition 46, 710 (2007).

Effect of antiferromagnetic layers on the spin-dependent transport in magnetic junctions
U. Schlickum, C.L. Gao, W. Wulfhekel, J. Henk, P. Bruno, and J. Kirschner
Physical Review B 74, 054409 (2006).

Spin-polarized Scanning Tunneling Microscopy
W. Wulfhekel, U. Schlickum, and J. Kirschner
Book chapter in: Applied Scanning Probe Methods II, ed. H. Fuchs. Springer Berlin, page 119-139.

Spin-polarized Scanning Tunneling Microscopy
W. Wulfhekel, U. Schlickum, and J. Kirschner
Book chapter in: Scanning Probe Microscopy: Electrical and Electromechanical Phenomena on the Nanoscale, eds. S.V. Kalinin, A. Gruverman. Springer Berlin, page 364-386.

Spin-polarized scanning tunneling microscopy studies on in-plane magnetization components of thin antiferromagnetic films on Fe(001)
U. Schlickum
Max Planck Institute of Microstructure Physics in Halle (Saale), Germany Dissertation (02.02.2005).

Topological frustration in Mn films on Fe(001)
W. Wulfhekel, U. Schlickum, and J. Kirschner
Microscopy Research and Technique 66, 105 (2005).

Step-Induced Frustration of Antiferromagnetic Order in Mn on Fe(001)
U. Schlickum, N. Janke-Gilman, W. Wulfhekel, and J. Kirschner
Physical Review Letters 92, 107203 (2004).

Spin-polarized scanning tunneling microscope for imaging the in-plane magnetization
U. Schlickum, W. Wulfhekel, and J. Kirschner
Applied Physics Letters 83, 2016 (2003).