T. Kudernac, N. Ruangsupapichat, M. Parschau, B. Maciá, N. Katsonis, S. R.

Harutyunyan, K.-H. Ernst

B. L. Feringa Electrically driven directional motion of a four-wheeled molecule on a metal surface

Nature 479 (2011) 208; News & Views by Paul Weiss: Nature 479 (2011) 187

K.-H. Ernst, F. R. W. P. Wild, O. Blacque, H. Berke

Alfred Werner’s coordination chemistry: New insights from old samples

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 50 (2011) 10780

Alfred Werners Koordinations Chemie: neue Erkenntnisse aus alten Proben

Angew. Chem. 123 (2011) 10970.

T. Bauert, L. Zoppi, G. Koller, A. Garcia, K. K. Baldridge, K.-H. Ernst

Large interface dipole moments without charge transfer: buckybowls on metal surfaces

J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 2 (2011) 2805

C. Roth, K.-H. Ernst

Surface explosion decomposition chemistry of malic acid on Cu(110)

Top. Catal. 54 (2011) 1378

T. Bauert,  K. K. Baldridge, J. S. Siegel, K.-H. Ernst
Surface-assisted -bowl-in-bowl stacking of nonplanar aromatic hydrocarbons
Chem. Comm. 47 (2011) 7995

M. Parschau, K.-H. Rieder, H. J. Hug, K.-H. Ernst

Single-molecule chemistry and analysis: mode-specific

dehydrogenation of adsorbed propene by inelastic electron tunneling

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 133 (2011) 5689

C. Roth, D. Passerone, L. Merz, M. Parschau, K.-H. Ernst

Adsorption and two-dimensional self-assembly of malic acid on Cu(110)

J. Phys. Chem. C 115 (2011) 1240

K.-H. Ernst, H. Berke

Optical activity and Alfred Werner’s coordination theory
Chirality 23 (2011) 187

C. Roth, M. Parschau, K.-H. Ernst
Chiral reconstruction of a metal surface by adsorption of racemic malic acid
Chem. Phys. Chem. 12 (2011) 1572

C. Roth, D. Passerone, K.-H. Ernst
Pasteur’s quasiracemates in 2D: chiral conflict between structurally different
enantiomers induces single-handed enantiomorphism
Chem. Comm. 46 (2010) 8645

K.-H. Ernst,

Intermediate structures in 2D molecular self-assembly

Front. Phys. China 5 (2010) 340

M. Parschau, H. J. Hug, K.-H. Rieder, K.-H. Ernst

Hopping, turning and flipping of single molecules during lateral
manipulation with a scanning tunneling microscope

Surf. Interface Anal. 42 (2010) 1629

B. Yang, Y. Wang, H. Cun, S. Du, M. Xu, Y. Wang, K.-H. Ernst, H.-J Gao

Direct observation of enantiospecific substitution in chiral molecular monolayers

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 132 (2010) 10440

L. Merz, K.-H. Ernst

Unification of the matrix notation in molecular surface science

Surf. Sci. 604 (2010) 1049

N. Jiang, Y. Wang, Q. Liu, Y. Zhang, K.-H. Ernst, H.-J. Gao
Polymorphism and chiral expression in 2D subphthalocyanine crystals

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 12 (2010) 1318

K.-H. Ernst

Chirality at the Nanoscale

Chirality 22 (2010) 379

H. Cun, Y. Wang, B. Yang, S. Du, Y. Wang, K.-H. Ernst, H.-J. Gao
Homochiral recognition among organic molecules on copper(110)
Langmuir 26 (2010) 3402

K.-H. Ernst

Amplification of chirality at solid surfaces
Orig. Life Evol. Biosphere 40 (2010) 41

M. Parschau, U. Ellerbeck, K.-H. Ernst

Chirality transfer by epitaxial mismatch in multilayered homochiral molecular films

Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochem. Eng. Aspects 354 (2010) 240

L. Merz, T. Bauert, M. Parschau, G. Koller, J. S. Siegel, K.-H. Ernst
Polymorph selection in 2D crystals by phase transition blocking
Chem. Comm. (2009) 5871

L. Merz, M. Parschau, J. S. Siegel, K.-H. Ernst
Condensation of fivefold-symmetric molecules in two dimensions
CHIMIA 63 (2009) 214

T. Bauert, L. Merz, D. Bandera, M. Parschau, J. S. Siegel, K.-H. Ernst
Building 2D crystals from fivefold-symmetric molecules
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 131 (2009) 3460

M. Parschau, D. Passerone, K.-H. Rieder, H. J. Hug, K.-H. Ernst
Switching the chirality of single adsorbates
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 48 (2009) 4065

L. Merz, M. Parschau, L. Zoppi, K. K. Baldridge, J. S. Siegel, K.-H. Ernst
Reversible phase transitions in a buckybowl monolayer
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 48 (2009) 1966

K.-H. Ernst
Aspects of molecular chirality at metal surfaces
Zeitschrift für Physikalische Chemie 223 (2009) 37

K.-H. Ernst
Expression and Amplification of Chirality in Two-Dimensional Molecular Crystals
CHIMIA 62 (2008) 471

K.-H. Ernst

On chirality and the universal asymmetry–reflexions on image and miror image Chirality
20 (2008) 812

M. Parschau. R. Fasel, K.-H. Ernst
Coverage and enantiomeric excess depentent enantiomorpism in two-dimensional molecular crystals
Cryst. Growth & Des. 8 (2008) 1890

K.-H. Ernst
Chiral amplification at solid surfaces, in "Molecular Recognition and Chirality in Amphiphilic Assemblies", D. Vollhardt (Ed.)
Curr. Opin. Coll. Interf. Sci. 13 (2008) 54

M. Parschau, R. Fasel, K.-H. Ernst, O. Gröning, L. Brandenberger, R. Schillinger, T. Greber, A. Seitsonen, Y. T. Wu, J. S. Siegel
Buckybowls on Metal Surfaces: Symmetry Mismatch and Enantiomorphism of Corannulene on Cu(110)
Angewandte Chemie Int. Ed. 46 (2007) 8258, Angewandte Chemie 119 (2007) 8406.

B. Behzadi, D. Ferri, A. Baiker, K.-H. Ernst
Adsorption mode of cinchonidine on Au (111)
Appl. Surf. Sci. 253 (2007) 3480.

D. Ferri, B. Behzadi, P. Kappenberger, R. Hauert, K.-H. Ernst, A. Baiker
Probing the interface in vapor-deposited bimetallic Pt-Au and Pd-Au films by CO adsorption from the liquid phase
Langmuir 23 (2007) 1203.

M. Parschau, B. Behzadi, S. Romer, K.-H. Ernst
Stereoisometric influence on two-dimensional lattice structure: Achiral meso-tartaric acid versus chiral tartaric acid
Surf. Interface Anal. 38 (2006) 1607.

R. Fasel, M. Parschau, K.-H. Ernst
Amplification of chirality in two-dimensional enantiomorphous lattices
Nature 439 (2006) 449.

K.-H. Ernst
Supramolecular Surface Chirality
Topics in Current Chemistry: 265 (2006) 209-252, in Supramolecular Chirality
D. Reinhoudt, M. Crego Calama (Eds.), Springer 2006.

K.-H. Ernst
Chiralität in zwei Dimensionen
Nachrichten aus der Chemie 54, (2006) 504

B. Behzadi, A. Vargas, D. Ferri, K.-H. Ernst, A. Baiker
Cinchonidine adsorption on gold and gold-containing bimetallic platinum metal surfaces:
An attenuated total reflection infrared and density functional theory study
J. Phys. Chem. B 110 (2006) 17082

M. Parschau, T. Kampen, K.-H. Ernst
Homochirality in monolayers of achiral meso-tartaric acid
Chem Phys. Lett. 407, (2005) 433.

S. Romer, B. Behzadi, R. Fasel, K.-H. Ernst
Homochiral conglomerates and racemic crystals in two dimensions: Tartaric acid on Cu(110)
Chemistry Eur. J. 11, (2005) 4149.
 

M. Parschau, S. Romer, K.-H. Ernst
Induction of homochirality in achiral enantiomorphous monolayers
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 126, (2004) 15398.

 B. Behzadi, S. Romer, R. Fasel, K.-H. Ernst
Chiral recognition in surface explosions
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 126 (2004) 9176.

R. Fasel, J. Wider, C. Quitmann, K.-H. Ernst, T. Greber
Determination of the absolute chirality of adsorbed molecules
Angewandte Chemie Int. Ed. 43 (2004) 2853; Angewandte Chemie 116 (2004) 2913.

K.-H. Ernst, M. Parschau, R. Fasel
Differences in two-dimensional crystal structures: racemic and enantiopure heptahelicene on Cu(111)
e-J Surf. Sci. & Nanotech. 2 (2004) 136.

R. Fasel, M. Parschau, K.-H. Ernst
Chirality transfer from single molecules into self-assembled monolayers
Angewandte Chemie Int. Ed. 42 (2003) 5178; Angewandte Chemie 115 (2003), 5336.
Reviewed in: 
a) Organic films with a twist, M. Ward, Nature 426 (2003) 615
b) Spiegelbildliche Cluster aus chiralen Molekülen, R. Kurschat, 
Neue Zürcher Zeitung, 14. 01. 2004.

K.-H. Ernst
Self-organisation of chiral molecules at surfaces
Recent Research Developments in Chemistry 1, S. G. Pandalai (Ed.)  
Research Signpost, Kerala, India, 2003,  1.

K.-H. Ernst, Y. Kuster, R. Fasel, C. F. McFadden, U. Ellerbeck
Adsorption of helical aromatic molecules: heptahelicene on Ni(111)
Surf. Science 530 (2003) 195-202.

K.-H. Ernst, R. Fasel, Y. Kuster:
Supramolecular Chiral Films, in Complex Mediums III: Beyond Linear Isotropic Dielectrics
A. Lakhtakia, G. Dewar, M. W. McCall (eds.), Proc. SPIE 4806 (2002) 248.

K.-H. Ernst, M. Neuber, M. Grunze, U. Ellerbeck
A NEXAFS study of chiral P-heptahelicene adsorbed on Ni(100)
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 123 (2001) 493.

K.-H. Ernst, Y. Kuster, R. Fasel, M. Müller, U. Ellerbeck
Two-dimensional separation of heptahelicene enantiomers on Cu(111)
Chirality 13 (2001) 657.

R. Fasel, A. Cossy, K.-H. Ernst, F. Baumberger, T. Greber, J. Osterwalder
Molecular orientation of chiral heptahelicene C30H18 on copper surfaces: a photoelectron diffraction study
J. Chem. Phys. 115 (2001) 1020.
  

K.-H. Ernst, M. Böhringer, C.F. McFadden, P. Hug, U. Müller, U. Ellerbeck
Nanostructured chiral surfaces
Nanotechnology 10 (1999) 355.

T. Bürgi, A. Urakawa, B. Behzadi, K.-H. Ernst, A. Baiker
The absolute configuration of heptahelicene: a VCD spectroscopy study
New Journal of Chemistry 28 (2004), 334.

M. Belkin, T. Kulakov, K.-H. Ernst, L. Yan, Y.-R. Shen
Sum-frequency vibrational spectroscopy on chiral liquids: a novel technique to probe molecular chirality
Phys. Rev. Lett. 85 (2000), 4474.

M. Belkin, T. Kulakov, K.-H. Ernst, S. H. Han, Y.-R. Shen
Resonant sum-frequency generation in chiral liquids
Optical Materials 21 (2002) 1-5.

S. Ramachandran, K.-H. Ernst, V. Vogel, H. Hess
Selective loading of kinesin-powered molecular shuttles and its application to biosensing: Streptavidin/biotin assembly and protein cargo
Small 2 (2006) 330.

C. Brunner, K.-H. Ernst, H. Hess, V. Vogel
Lifetime of biomolecules in polymer-based hybrid nanodevices
Nanotechnology 15 (2004) S540-S548.

H. Hess, J. Clemmens, R. Doot, C. Brunner, S. Luna, K.-H. Ernst, V. Vogel
Molecular self-assembly of “Nanowires” and “Nanospools” using active transport
Nano Letters 5 (2005) 629.

K.-H. Ernst, B. Oral
On the chemistry at the Si,Ti-doped a-C:H/TiC interface
Thin Solid Films 446 (2004), 72.

N. R. Urban, K.-H. Ernst, S. Bernasconi
Addition of sulfur to organic matter during early diagenesis of lake sediments
Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 63 (1999), 837.