Latest Publications

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    Ultrasound-Driven Programmable Artificial Muscles

    Z. Shi, Z. Zhang, J. Schnermann, S. C. F. Neuhauss, N. Nama, R. Wittkowski and D. Ahmed
    Nature Vol. 646 (8087) 1096-1104 (2025)
    https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-025-09650-3
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    A Versatile and Robust System for Electrical Droplet Position Sensing in a Digital Microfluidic Platform

    J. Wagner, A. Schliep, Y. Lin, O. Fiukowski, R. Nebesnyi, A. Pich and U. Schnakenberg
    Sensors and Actuators A: Physical Vol. 394 116880 (2025)
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sna.2025.116880

Publications

Titles/Authors DOI-LINK Journals Years
Control of long-distance motion of single molecules on a surface
D. Civita, M. Kolmer, G. J. Simpson, A.-P. Li, S. Hecht and L. Grill
 https://doi.org/10.1126/science.abd0696 Science 2020
Covalent on-surface polymerization
L. Grill, S. Hecht
 https://doi.org/10.1038/s41557-019-0392-9 Nature Chemistry 2020
Donor-Acceptor Dihydropyrenes Switchable with Near-Infrared Light
K. Klaue, W. Han, P. Liesfeld, F. Berger, Y. Garmshausen and S. Hecht
 https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.0c04219 Journal of the American Chemical Society 2020
Engineering crack tortuosity in printed polymer–polymer composites through ordered pores
L. F. Gockowski, N. D. Dolinski, R. Chavez, N. Cohen, F. Eisenreich, S. Hecht, R. M. McMeeking, C. J. Hawker and M. T. Valentine
 https://doi.org/10.1039/D0MH00331J Materials Horizons 2020
Engineering Optically Switchable Transistors with Improved Performance by Controlling Interactions of Diarylethenes in Polymer Matrices
L. Hou, T. Leydecker, X. Zhang, W. Rekab, M. Herder, C. Cendra, S. Hecht, I. McCulloch, A. Salleo, E. Orgiu and P. Samorì
 https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.0c02961 Journal of the American Chemical Society 2020
Enlightening Materials with Photoswitches
A. Goulet-Hanssens, F. Eisenreich and S. Hecht
 https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.201905966 Advanced Materials 2020
From Responsive Molecules to Interactive Materials
A. Priimagi and S. Hecht
 https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202000215 Advanced Materials 2020
Graphene transistors for real-time monitoring molecular self-assembly dynamics
M. Gobbi, A. Galanti, M.-A. Stoeckel, B. Zyska, S. Bonacchi, S. Hecht and P. Samorì
 https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-18604-4 Nature Communications 2020
Highly Cooperative Photoswitching in Dihydropyrene Dimers
P. Liesfeld, Y. Garmshausen, S. Budzak, J. Becker, A. Dallmann, D. Jacquemin and S. Hecht
https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202008523 Angewandte Chemie-International Edition 2020
Light-mediated chiroptical switching of an achiral foldamer host in presence of a carbohydrate guest
S. Pramanik, B. Kauffmann, S. Hecht, Y. Ferrand and I. Huc
 https://doi.org/10.1039/D0CC06484J Chemical Communications 2020
Mechanistic Insights into the Triplet Sensitized Photochromism of Diarylethenes
S. Fredrich, T. Morack, M. Sliwa and S. Hecht
 https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.202000877 Chemistry – A European Journal 2020
Modulating the luminance of organic light-emitting diodes via optical stimulation of a photochromic molecular monolayer at transparent oxide electrode
G. Ligorio, G. F. Cotella, A. Bonasera, N. Z. Morales, G. Carnicella, B. Kobin, Q. Wang, N. Koch, S. Hecht, E. J. W. List-Kratochvil, F. Cacialli
 https://doi.org/10.1039/D0NR00724B Nanoscale 2020
Oligothiophene-Based Phosphonates for Surface Modification of Ultraflat Transparent Conductive Oxides
M. Timpel, M. Nardi, B. Wegner, G. Ligorio, L. Pasquali, J. Hildebrandt, M. Pätzel, S. Hecht, H. Ohta and N. Koch
 https://doi.org/10.1002/admi.201902114 Advanced Materials Interfaces 2020
Photomodulation of Charge Transport in All-Semiconducting 2D–1D van der Waals Heterostructures with Suppressed Persistent Photoconductivity Effect
Z. Liu, H. Qiu, C. Wang, Z. Chen, B. Zyska, A. Narita, A. Ciesielski, S. Hecht, L. Chi, K. Müller and P. Samorì
 https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202001268 Advanced Materials 2020
Proton‐Gated Ring‐Closure of a Negative Photochromic Azulene‐Based Diarylethene
I. C.-Y. Hou, F. Berger, A. Narita, K. Müllen and S. Hecht
 https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202007989 Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2020

Publications

  • Publication

    Control of long-distance motion of single molecules on a surface

    D. Civita, M. Kolmer, G. J. Simpson, A.-P. Li, S. Hecht and L. Grill
    Science Vol. 370 (6519) 957-960 (2020)
    https://doi.org/10.1126/science.abd0696
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    Covalent on-surface polymerization

    L. Grill, S. Hecht
    Nature Chemistry Vol. 12 (2) 115-130 (2020)
    https://doi.org/10.1038/s41557-019-0392-9
  • Publication

    Donor-Acceptor Dihydropyrenes Switchable with Near-Infrared Light

    K. Klaue, W. Han, P. Liesfeld, F. Berger, Y. Garmshausen and S. Hecht
    Journal of the American Chemical Society Vol. 142 (27) 11857-11864 (2020)
    https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.0c04219
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    Engineering crack tortuosity in printed polymer–polymer composites through ordered pores

    L. F. Gockowski, N. D. Dolinski, R. Chavez, N. Cohen, F. Eisenreich, S. Hecht, R. M. McMeeking, C. J. Hawker and M. T. Valentine
    Materials Horizons Vol. 7 (7) 1854-1860 (2020)
    https://doi.org/10.1039/D0MH00331J
  • Publication

    Engineering Optically Switchable Transistors with Improved Performance by Controlling Interactions of Diarylethenes in Polymer Matrices

    L. Hou, T. Leydecker, X. Zhang, W. Rekab, M. Herder, C. Cendra, S. Hecht, I. McCulloch, A. Salleo, E. Orgiu and P. Samorì
    Journal of the American Chemical Society Vol. 142 (25) 11050-11059 (2020)
    https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.0c02961
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    Enlightening Materials with Photoswitches

    A. Goulet-Hanssens, F. Eisenreich and S. Hecht
    Advanced Materials Vol. 32 (20) 1905966 (2020)
    https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.201905966
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    From Responsive Molecules to Interactive Materials

    A. Priimagi and S. Hecht
    Advanced Materials Vol. 32 (20) 2000215 (2020)
    https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202000215
  • Publication

    Graphene transistors for real-time monitoring molecular self-assembly dynamics

    M. Gobbi, A. Galanti, M.-A. Stoeckel, B. Zyska, S. Bonacchi, S. Hecht and P. Samorì
    Nature Communications Vol. 11 (1) 4731 (2020)
    https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-18604-4
  • Publication

    Highly Cooperative Photoswitching in Dihydropyrene Dimers

    P. Liesfeld, Y. Garmshausen, S. Budzak, J. Becker, A. Dallmann, D. Jacquemin and S. Hecht
    Angewandte Chemie-International Edition Vol. 59 (43) 19352-19358 (2020)
    https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202008523
  • Publication

    Light-mediated chiroptical switching of an achiral foldamer host in presence of a carbohydrate guest

    S. Pramanik, B. Kauffmann, S. Hecht, Y. Ferrand and I. Huc
    Chemical Communications Vol. 57 (1) 93-96 (2020)
    https://doi.org/10.1039/D0CC06484J
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    Mechanistic Insights into the Triplet Sensitized Photochromism of Diarylethenes

    S. Fredrich, T. Morack, M. Sliwa and S. Hecht
    Chemistry – A European Journal Vol. 26 (34) 7672-7677 (2020)
    https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.202000877
  • Publication

    Modulating the luminance of organic light-emitting diodes via optical stimulation of a photochromic molecular monolayer at transparent oxide electrode

    G. Ligorio, G. F. Cotella, A. Bonasera, N. Z. Morales, G. Carnicella, B. Kobin, Q. Wang, N. Koch, S. Hecht, E. J. W. List-Kratochvil, F. Cacialli
    Nanoscale Vol. 12 (9) 5444-5451 (2020)
    https://doi.org/10.1039/D0NR00724B
  • Publication

    Oligothiophene-Based Phosphonates for Surface Modification of Ultraflat Transparent Conductive Oxides

    M. Timpel, M. Nardi, B. Wegner, G. Ligorio, L. Pasquali, J. Hildebrandt, M. Pätzel, S. Hecht, H. Ohta and N. Koch
    Advanced Materials Interfaces Vol. 7 (12) 1902114 (2020)
    https://doi.org/10.1002/admi.201902114
  • Publication

    Photomodulation of Charge Transport in All-Semiconducting 2D–1D van der Waals Heterostructures with Suppressed Persistent Photoconductivity Effect

    Z. Liu, H. Qiu, C. Wang, Z. Chen, B. Zyska, A. Narita, A. Ciesielski, S. Hecht, L. Chi, K. Müller and P. Samorì
    Advanced Materials Vol. 32 (16) 2001268 (2020)
    https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202001268
  • Publication

    Proton‐Gated Ring‐Closure of a Negative Photochromic Azulene‐Based Diarylethene

    I. C.-Y. Hou, F. Berger, A. Narita, K. Müllen and S. Hecht
    Angewandte Chemie International Edition Vol. 59 (42) 18532-18536 (2020)
    https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202007989