Publications
Our research output and citations can also be found on ResearchGate, and Google Scholar. Renald’s ResearcherID is B-1283-2014.
A few metrics about our scientific impact (source as of July 2019: ISI-WoS, Scopus, Google Scholar):
– Our average number of citations per paper is ~ 100.
– Average journal impact factor for our publications is > 9.
Surface Confined Hydrogenation of Graphene Nanoribbons
Y.-Y. Sung, H. Vejayan, C. J. Baddeley, N. V. Richardson, F. Grillo, R. Schaub
ACS Nano 16 (7), 10281 (2022)
Regioselective Hydrogenation of Graphene Nanoribbons Investigated by Scanning Tunnelling Microscopy
Y.-Y. Sung (supervisor: R. Schaub)
PhD Thesis, University of St Andrews (2022)
Exploring the Properties of Lithium Endohedral Fullerenes on Transition Metal Surfaces for Potential Use in Molecular Electronics
H. J. Chandler (supervisor: R. Schaub)
PhD Thesis, University of St Andrews (2020)
Sublimation of Li@C60
E. E. B. Campbell, H. J. Chandler, R. Schaub
European Physical Journal D 74, 122 (2020)
An Atomistic Investigation of CO Adsorption on a Weakly Interacting Substrate
K. Finley (supervisor: R. Schaub)
PhD Thesis, University of St Andrews (2020)
Calculating the frequencies and intensities of strongly anharmonic modes of adsorbates on surfaces: A low-cost but accurate computational approach
J. A. Garrido Torres, J. P. Götze, F. Grillo, N. V. Richardson, H. A. Früchtl, C. A. Hooley, R. Schaub
Physical Review B 100 (3), 035433 (2019)
Li@C60 as a multi-state molecular switch
H. J. Chandler, M. Stefanou, E. E. B. Campbell, R. Schaub
Nature Communications 10, 2283 (2019)
Strong Substrate Mediation of Attractive Lateral Interactions of CO on Cu(110)
J. A. Garrido Torres, K. L. Finley, H. A. Früchtl, P. B. Webb, R. Schaub
Langmuir 35 (3), 608-614 (2019)
Angle-Resolved Photoelectron Spectroscopy and Scanning Tunnelling Spectroscopy Studies of the Endohedral Fullerene Li@C60
M. Stefanou, H. J. Chandler, B. Mignolet, E. Williams, S. A. Nanoh, J. F. Thompson, F. Remacle, R. Schaub, E. E. B. Campbell
Nanoscale 11 (6), 2668-2678 (2019) – Back Cover
Benzene adsorption on Rh(111): A new perspective on intermolecular interactions and molecular ordering
M.-J. Treanor, J. A. Garrido Torres, C. J. Bromley, H. A. Früchtl, R. Schaub
Journal of Physical Chemistry C 122, 11890-11904 (2018)
On-demand final state control of a surface-bound bistable single molecule switch
J. A. Garrido Torres, G. J. Simpson, C. J. Adams, H. A. Früchtl, R. Schaub
Nano Letters 18 (5), 2950-2956 (2018)
Density functional theory investigations of molecules on surfaces : From nano-electronics to catalysis
J. A. Garrido Torres (supervisor: R. Schaub)
PhD Thesis, University of St Andrews (2017)
Adsorption energies of benzene on close packed transition metal surfaces using the random phase approximation
J. A. Garrido Torres, B. Ramberger, H. A. Früchtl, R. Schaub, G. Kresse
Physical Review Materials 1, 060803 (2017)
Ethene to Graphene: Surface Catalyzed Chemical Pathways, Intermediates, and Assembly
B. Wang, M. König, C. J. Bromley, B. Yoon, M.-J. Treanor, J. A. Garrido Torres, M. Caffio, F. Grillo, H. Früchtl, N. V. Richardson, F. Esch, U. Heiz, U. Landman, R. Schaub
Journal of Physical Chemistry C 121 (17), 9413-9423 (2017) – Front Cover
Thermally Activated Chemical Pathways of Polyaromatic Hydrocarbons on a Reactive Surface: The Assembly of Intermediates Towards Graphene
M.-J. Treanor (supervisor: R. Schaub)
PhD Thesis, University of St Andrews (2017)
Two-Dimensional Self-Assembly of Benzotriazole on an Inert Substrate
F. Grillo, J. A. Garrido Torres, M.-J. Treanor, C. R. Larrea, J. P. Götze, P. Lacovig, H. A. Früchtl, R. Schaub, N. V. Richardson
Nanoscale 8, 9167 (2016)
Construction of an Internally B3N3-Doped Nanographene Molecule
M. Krieg, F. Reicherter, P. Haiss, M. Ströbele, K. Eichele, M.-J. Treanor, R. Schaub, H. F. Bettinger
Angewandte Chemie International Edition 54 (28), 8284 (2015)
Formation of Bioinorganic Complexes by the Corrosive Adsorption of (S)-Proline on Ni/Au(111)
R. T. Seljamäe-Green, G. J. Simpson, F. Grillo, J. Greenwood, S. M. Francis, R. Schaub, J. Gano, H. Früchtl, P. Lacovig, C. J. Baddeley
Langmuir 31 (1), 262 (2015)
Assembly mechanisms of CVD graphene investigated by scanning tunnelling microscopy
C. J. Bromley (supervisor: R. Schaub)
PhD Thesis, University of St Andrews (2014)
Quinone derivatives as novel single-molecule components for nano-electronics
G. J. Simpson (supervisor: R. Schaub)
PhD Thesis, University of St Andrews (2014)
Adsorption of a dihydro-TTF derivative on Au(111) via a thiolate complex bonding to gold adatoms
S. J. Jethwa, F. Grillo, H. A. Früchtl, G. J. Simpson, M.-J. Treanor, R. Schaub, S. M. Francis, N. V. Richardson, R. A. Aitken
Chemical Communications 50 (70), 10140 (2014)
Assembly of a Chiral Amino Acid on an Unreactive Surface: (S)-Proline on Au(111)
R. T. Seljamäe-Green, G. J. Simpson, F. Grillo, J. Greenwood, S. M. Francis, R. Schaub, P. Lacovig, C. J. Baddeley
Langmuir 30 (12), 3495 (2014)
New Class of Metal Bound Molecular Switches involving H-Tautomerism
G. J. Simpson, S. W. L. Hogan, M. Caffio, C. J. Adams, H. Früchtl, T. van Mourik, R. Schaub
Nano Letters 14 (2), 634 (2014)
Weak mismatch epitaxy and structural feedback in graphene growth on copper foil
N. R. Wilson, A. J. Marsden, M. Saghir, C. J. Bromley, R. Schaub, G. Costantini, T. W. White, C. Partridge, A. Barinov, P. Dudin, A. M. Sanchez, J. J. Mudd, M. Walker, G. R. Bell
Nano Research 6 (2), 99 (2013)
Validating molecular dynamics with direct imaging of radiation damage debris
P. D. Lane, G. J. Galloway, R. J. Cole, M. Caffio, R. Schaub, and G. J. Ackland
Physical Review B 85, 094111 (2012)
Special Issue: Nanotechnology in Scotland
H. Idriss, R. Schaub (Guest Editors)
International Journal of Nanotechnology 9 (1-2), (2012)
Electrodeposition of Palladium onto a Pyridine-Terminated Self-Assembled Monolayer
C. Silien, D. Lahaye, M. Caffio, R. Schaub, N. R. Champness, M. Buck
Langmuir 27, 2567 (2011)
Estimating the range of influence of point defects on Cu(110) surface states
G. E. Isted, P. D. Lane, R. J. Cole, M. Caffio, R. Schaub
Physical Review B 83, 155403 (2011)
Size-Selective Carbon Nano-Clusters as Precursors to the Growth of Epitaxial Graphene
B. Wang, X. Ma, M. Caffio, R. Schaub, W.-X. Li
Nano Letters 11, 424 (2011)
An atomistic approach to graphene and carbon clusters grown on a transition metal surface
B. Wang (supervisor: R. Schaub)
PhD Thesis, University of St Andrews (2010)
Coupling Epitaxy, Chemical Bonding and Work Function at the Local Scale in Transition-Metal Supported Graphene
B. Wang, M. Caffio, C. Bromley, H. Früchtl, R. Schaub
ACS Nano 4, 5773 (2010)
Strong Electron Correlations in the Normal State of the Iron-Based FeSe0.42Te0.58 Superconductor Observed by Angle-Resolved Photoemission Spectroscopy
A. Tamai, A. Y. Ganin, E. Rozbicki, J. Bacsa, W. Meevasana, P. D. C. King, M. Caffio, R. Schaub, S. Margadonna, K. Prassides, M. J. Rosseinsky, F. Baumberger
Physical Review Letters 104, 097002 (2010)
Formation and Diffusion of Water Dimers on Rutile TiO2(110)
J. Matthiesen, J. Ø. Hansen, S. Wendt, E. Lira, R. Schaub, E. Lægsgaard, F. Besenbacher, B. Hammer
Physical Review Letters 102, 226101 (2009)
Observation of All the Intermediate Steps of a Chemical Reaction on an Oxide Surface by Scanning Tunneling Microscopy
J. Matthiesen, S. Wendt, J. Ø. Hansen, G. K. H. Madsen, E. Lira, P. Galliker, E. K. Vestergaard, R. Schaub, E. Lægsgaard, B. Hammer, F. Besenbacher
ACS Nano 3, 517 (2009)
Enhanced Bonding of Gold Nanoparticles on Oxidized TiO2(110)
D. Matthey, J. G. Wang, S. Wendt, J. Matthiesen, R. Schaub, E. Lægsgaard, B. Hammer, F. Besenbacher
Science 315, 1692 (2007)
Dissociation of iridium(III) phosphorescent emitters upon adsorption on Cu(110) revealed by scanning tunneling microscopy
H. Gersen, R. Schaub, W. Xu, I. Stensgaard, E. Lægsgaard, T.R. Linderoth, F. Besenbacher, Md.K. Nazeeruddin, M. Graetzel
Applied Physics Letters 89, 264102 (2006)
Formation and Splitting of Paired Hydroxyl Groups on Reduced TiO2(110)
S. Wendt, J. Matthiesen, R. Schaub, E. K. Vestergaard, E. Lægsgaard, F. Besenbacher, B. Hammer
Physical Review Letters 96, 066107 (2006)
Oxygen vacancies on TiO2(110) and their interaction with H2O and O2: A combined high-resolution STM and DFT study
S. Wendt, R. Schaub, J. Matthiesen, E. K. Vestergaard, E. Wahlström, M. D. Rasmussen, P. Thostrup, L. M. Molina, E. Lægsgaard, I. Stensgaard, B. Hammer, F. Besenbacher
Surface Science 598, 226 (2005)
Electron Transfer-Induced Dynamics of Oxygen Molecules on the TiO2(110) Surface
E. Wahlström, E. K. Vestergaard, R. Schaub, A. Rønnau, M. Vestergaard, E. Lægsgaard, I. Stensgaard, F. Besenbacher
Science 303, 511 (2004)
Bonding of Gold Nanoclusters to Oxygen Vacancies on Rutile TiO2(110)
E. Wahlström, N. Lopez, R. Schaub, P. Thostrup, A. Rønnau, C. Africh, E. Lægsgaard, J. K. Nørskov, F. Besenbacher
Physical Review Letters 90, 026101 (2003)
Oxygen-Mediated Diffusion of Oxygen Vacancies on the TiO2(110) Surface
R. Schaub, E. Wahlström, A. Rønnau, E. Lægsgaard, I. Stensgaard, F. Besenbacher
Science 299, 377 (2003)
Erratum: Science 314, 925 (2006)
Rare gases physisorbed on Pt(111): a low-temperature STM investigation
F. Brunet, R. Schaub, S. Fedrigo, R. Monot, J. Buttet, W. Harbich
Surface Science 512, 201 (2002)
Oxygen Vacancies as Active Sites for Water Dissociation on Rutile TiO2(110)
R. Schaub, P. Thostrup, N. Lopez, E. Lægsgaard, I. Stensgaard, J. K. Nørskov, F. Besenbacher
Physical Review Letters 87, 266104 (2001)
Decorated Ag19 on Pt(111) or the “Rare Gas Necklace”
R. Schaub, H. Jödicke, F. Brunet, R. Monot, J. Buttet, W. Harbich
Physical Review Letters 86, 3590 (2001)
Energetic cluster deposition on a dislocation network: Ag7 on 2 ML Ag/Pt(111)
H. Jödicke, R. Schaub, R. Monot, J. Buttet, W. Harbich
Surface Science 475, 109 (2001)
Deposition of mass-selected clusters studied by thermal energy atom scattering and low-temperature scanning tunneling microscopy: An experimental setup
H. Jödicke, R. Schaub, A. Bhowmick, R. Monot, J. Buttet, W. Harbich
Review of Scientific Instruments 71, 2818 (2000)