Cover Feature: Selective Oxygen and Hydrogen Functionalization of the h-BN/Rh(111) Nanomesh (Chem. Eur. J. 52/2021)

By using an atomic hydrogen source and a supersonic molecular beam of oxygen, the hexagonal boron nitride nanomesh on Rh(111) was covalently functionalized with molecular oxygen and atomic hydrogen. Investigation of the system by high-resolution X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy reveals that only the pores of the nanomesh are functionalized whereas the wires remain unaffected. This selectivity leads to spatially defined chemical functionalization of the corrugated two-dimensional material. More information can be found in the Full Paper by C. Papp et al. (DOI: 10.1002/chem.202101946).