On-Surface Synthesis

André Gourdon is CNRS Director of Research and leader of the Nanosciences Group at CEMES/CNRS (www.cemes.fr/GNS). A chemical engineer, after two PhDs, and a post-doc in Oxford, Gourdon moved to the CEMES-CNRS to explore the design and synthesis of molecular devices for nanosciences. He has coordinated European projects like "CHIC: Consortium for Hamiltonian Intramolecular Computing" and "ARTIST: Alternative Routes Towards Information Storage and Transport". He is currently coordinating the large European integrated project "PAMS: Planar Atomic and Molecular Scale Devices" (pams-project.eu) (2013-2018) with the objective to investigate all scientific and technological aspects of the fabrication of a molecular chip. He is the author of more than 135 scientific publications.

The Emergence of Covalent On-Surface Polymerization.- Transition Metals Trigger On-Surface Ullmann Coupling Reaction: Intermediate, Catalyst and Template.- On-Surface (Cyclo-)dehydrogenation Reactions: Role of Surface Diffusion.- Enediyne Cyclization Chemistry on Surfaces under Ultra-High_Vacuum.- On-Surface Synthesis by Azide-Alkyne Cycloaddition Reactions on Metal Surfaces.- On-Surface Synthesis of Phthalocyanine Compounds.- Molecular on-surface synthesis: Metal Complexes, Organic Molecules and Organometallic Compounds.- On-Surface Synthesis of Single Conjugated Polymer Chains for Singe-Molecule Devices.- On-Surface Synthesis on Insulating Substrates.- Bottom-up Fabrication of Two-Dimensional Polymers on Solid Surfaces.- On-Surface Dynamic Covalent Chemistry.- Synthesis of Atomically Precise Graphene-Based Nanostructures: A Simulation Point of View.- Formation Mechanisms of Covalent Nanostructures from Density Functional Theory.