Scientific Publications

This page is to display the different publications and references obtained throughout my scientific career:
The research work is related to Chemistry, Physics, Nanotechnology, Surface Science, Computational Chemistry and Computational Physics

Books

Simulation of chiral ordering process by Monte Carlo methods VERLAG DR. MULLER (VDM) - 2010
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Research Highlights

Surface patterning: Silicon falls into line NATURE NANOTECHNOLOGY
April 2008 doi:10.1038/nnano.2008.79

Molecular switches/Shape shifting: NATURE NANOTECHNOLOGY
January 05/2007 doi:10.1038/nnano.2007.1

Self-assembling Nano-corrals: CHEMICAL & ENGINEERING NEWS
February 27/2006 Volume 84/ number 9/ page 5

Publications

Dipole-Directed Assembly of Lines of 1,5-Dichloropentane by Displacement of Surface Charge in Si(100)
K. Harikumar, Tingbin Lim, Iain McNab, John C. Polanyi, Linda Zotti, Serge Ayissi, Werner Hofer Nature Nanotechnology 3, 222-228 (2008)

Maskless nanopatterning and formation of nanocorrals and switches, for haloalkenes at Si(111)-7x7
S. Dobrin, KR Harikumar, TB Lim, L Leung, IR McNab, JC Polanyi, PA Sloan, Z Waqar, J Yang, S Ayissi, WA Hofer Nanotechnology 18, 044012 (2007)

Electronic Switching of Silicon Atoms by Molecular Field Effects
Krishnan R. Harikumar, John C. Polanyi, Peter A. Sloan, Serge Ayissi, and Werner A. Hofer Journal of American Chemical Society 128 , 16791 (2006)

Self-assembled molecular corrals on a semiconductor surface
S. Dobrin, K.R. Harikumar, R.V. Jones, N. Li, I.R. McNab, J.C. Polanyi, P.A. Sloan, Z. Waqar, J.(S.Y.) Yang, S. Ayissi and W.A. Hofer Surface Science Letters 600 , L43 - L46 (2006)

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