André Gourdon
Directeur de Recherche au CNRS
Groupe Nanosciences-GNS group
CEMES-CNRS (UPR 8011)
BP 4347
29 Rue J. Marvig
31055 Toulouse Cedex 4 (France)
Phone (33) 5 62 25 78 59
Fax : (33) 5 62 25 79 99
Education
Engineer Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Paris (1975)
Ph. D. Chemistry (1978), Universite P. et M. Curie, Paris
Post-Doc (1980-1981), Oxford University
Doctorat d'Etat (1986), Universite P. et M. Curie, Paris
Coordinator of the European project ARTIST:
http://www.artist.cemes.fr
Research interests
Design, synthesis and structural studies of organic and inorganic molecular devices for nanosciences and molecular electronics.
Full list of publications:
http://www.researcherid.com/rid/C-9799-2009
Selected Publications -2004-2012:
Bond Order Discrimination by Atomic Force Microscopy
Leo Gross, Fabian Mohn, Nikolaj Moll, Bruno Schuler, Alejandro Criado, Enrique Guitian, Diego Peña, André Gourdon, and Gerhard Meyer
Science (2012) 337, 1326-1329.
On-surface covalent linking of organic building blocks on a bulk insulator
Markus Kittelmann, Philipp Rahe, Markus Nimmrich, Christopher M. Hauke, André Gourdon and Angelika Kühnle
ACS Nano (2011) 5:10, 8420–8425.
Methylterrylene isomers
Samuthirapandian Nagarajan, Cécile Barthes, Navdeep K. Girdhar, Thanh-Tung Dang and André Gourdon
Tetrahedron (2012) 68, 9371-9375.
The paradox of an insulating chemical contact between a molecule and a wide band gap semiconductor surface
Yng, Heejun; Boudrioua, Ouarda; Mayne, Andrew; Comtet, Geneviève; Dujardin, Gérald;Kuk, Young; Sonnet, Philippe; Stauffer, Louise; Nagarajan, Samuthira; Gourdon, Andre
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. (2012) 14, 1700-1705.
Large organic molecule chemisorption on the SiC(0001) surface
O. Boudrioua, H. Yang, Ph. Sonnet, L. Stauffer, A. J. Mayne, G. Comtet, G. Dujardin, Y. Kuk, S. Nagarajan, A. Gourdon, and E. Duverger
Phys. Rev. B (2012) 85, 035423(1-6)
Direct Visualization of Molecule Deprotonation on an Insulating Surface
Markus Kittelmann, Philipp Rahe, André Gourdon, Angelika Kühnle
ACS Nano (2012) 6:8, 7406-7411
Covalent Networks Through On-Surface Chemistry in Ultra-High Vacuum: State-of-the-Art and Recent Developments.
Grégory Franc and André Gourdon
PCCP (2011) (2011), 13, 14283–14292
A NC-AFM study of the adsorption of hexamethoxytriphenylene on KBr(001)
A. Hinaut, K. Lekhal, G. Aivazian, S. Bataillé, A. Gourdon, D. Martrou and S. Gauthier
J. Phys. Chem. C (2011) 115, 13338–13342
Adsorption of Organic Molecules on the TiO2(011) Surface: STM Study
Szymon Godlewski, Antoni Tekiel, Jakub S. Prauzner-Bechcicki, Janusz Budzioch, Andre Gourdon and Marek Szymonski
J. Chem. Phys. (2011) 134, 224701-(1-17)
Self-assembly of Hydrogen-bonded Chains of Molecular Landers
by M. Yu, N. Kalashnyk, R. Barattin, Y. Benjalal, M. Hliwa, X. Bouju, A. Gourdon, C. Joachim, E. Lægsgaard, F. Besenbacher, and T. R. Linderoth
Chem Commun (2010), 46, 5545-5547
Internal Architecture and Adsorption Sites of Violet Lander Molecules Assembled on Native and KBr-Passivated InSb(001) Surfaces
S. Godlewski, G. Goryl, J. J. Kolodziej, A. Gourdon, and M. Szymonski
ChemPhysChem (2009) 10(12) 2026-2033.
Step by step rotation of a molecule-gear mounted on an atomic scale axis
C. Manzano, W. -H. Soe, H. S. J. Wong, F. Ample, A. Gourdon, N. Chandrasekhar and C. Joachim
Nature Materials (2009) 8(7) 576-579.
Cyclodehydrogenation of hetero-oligophenylenes
Samuthirapandian Nagarajan, Cécile Barthes and André Gourdon
Tetrahedron (2009) 65, 3767-3772
Towards an understanding of the driving interactions in supramolecular self-assembly
M. Ruiz-Oses, D. G. de Oteyza, I. Fernández-Torrente, N. González-Lakunza, A. Gourdon, K. Horn, A. Arnau, J. I. Pascual and J. E. Ortega
ChemPhysChem (2009) 10(6), 896-900
Synthesis of Two Complementary Molecular Moulds
Régis Barattin and André Gourdon
EurJOC (2009) 1022-1026
Self-assembly of Five-fold Symmetry Molecules on a Six-fold Symmetry Surface
Olivier Guillermet, Eeva Niemi, Samuthira Nagarajan, Xavier Bouju, David Martrou, André Gourdon, and Sébastien Gauthier
Angew. Chemie Int. Ed. English (2009) 48, 1970-1973
On-surface covalent coupling in ultra-high vacuum
André Gourdon
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. English (2008) 47, 6950-6953.
Bicomponent supramolecular packing using a controlled phthalocyanine network
B. Calmettes, S. Nagarajan, A. Gourdon, M. Abel, L. Porte, R. Coratger
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. English (2008) 47, 6994-6998.
A local view of hyperconjugation
Carlos Javier Villagomez Ojeda, Tomaso Zambelli, Sébastien Gauthier, André Gourdon, Cécile Barthes, Sladjana Stojkovic and Christian Joachim.
Chem. Phys. Letters (2007) 450, 107-111.
Spectroscopic Fingerprints of Amine and Imide Functional Groups in Self-Assembled Monolayers
M. Ruiz-Osés, T. Kampen, N. González-Lakunza, I. Silanes, P. M. Schmidt-Weber, A. Gourdon, A. Arnau, K. Horn, J. E. Ortega
ChemPhysChem (2007) 8:11, 1722-1726
Synthesis of a 2D lander
Chaitali Basu, Cecile Barthes, Subir K. Sadhukhan, Navdeep K. Girdhar, and André Gourdon
Eur. J. Org. Chem. (2007) 136-140.
A rack and pinion device at the molecular scale
Franco Chiaravalloti, Leo Gross, Karl-Heinz Rieder, Sladjana M. Stojkovic, André Gourdon, Christian Joachim, and Francesca Moresco
Nature Materials (2007) 6, 30–33.
Exploring the interatomic forces between tip and single molecules during STM manipulation
L. Grill, K.-H. Rieder, and F. Moresco, S. Stojkovic, A. Gourdon, and C. Joachim
Nanoletters (2007) 12(6), 2685-2689
Synthesis of a 2D lander
Chaitali Basu, Cecile Barthes, Subir K. Sadhukhan, Navdeep K. Girdhar, and André Gourdon
Eur. J. Org. Chem. (2007) 136-140.
Trapping and moving single metal atoms with a 6-leg molecule
Leo Gross, Karl-Heinz Rieder, Francesca Moresco, Sladjana Stojkovic, André Gourdon & Christian Joachim
Nature Materials, (2005) 4(12), 892-895.
STM experiments on single molecular landers
Francesca Moresco and André Gourdon
Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA (2005) 102(25), 8809-8814.
Controlling the electronic interaction between a molecular wire and its atomic scale contacting pad
Leonhard Grill, Francesca Moresco, Karl-Heinz Rieder, Sladjana Stojkovic, André Gourdon and Christian Joachim
Nanoletters (2005) 5:5, 859-863.
Contacting a single molecular wire by STM manipulation
F. Moresco, L. Gross, L. Grill, M. Alemani, A. Gourdon, C. Joachim, K.H. Rieder
Appl. Phys. A (2005) 80, 913–920
Molecules on insulating films: Scanning tunnelling microscopy imaging of individual molecular orbitals
Jascha Repp and Gerhard Meyer, Sladjana M. Stojkovic, Andre Gourdon, and Christian Joachim
Phys. Rev. Letters (2005) 94, 026803 1-4
Scattering of surface state electrons at large organic molecules
Leo Gross, Francesca Moresco, Letizia Savio, André Gourdon, Christian Joachim, and Karl-Heinz Rieder
Phys. Rev. Letters (2004) 93(5) 056103 1-4
Controlled Manipulation of a single Molecular Wire Along a Copper Atomic Nanostructure
Leonhard Grill, Francesca Moresco, Ping Jiang, Christian Joachim, André Gourdon, and Karl-Heinz Rieder
Phys. Rev. B (2004) B 69, 035416;1-7
Template-Assisted 1D Assembly and Selective Orientation of Building Blocks for Molecular Wires
R. Otero, Y. Naitoh, F. Rosei , P. Jiang, P. Thostrup, A. Gourdon, E. Lægsgaard, I. Stensgaard, C. Joachim and F. Besenbacher
Angewandte Chemie, Int. Ed English (2004) 43, 2091-2095.
Nanostructuring Cu surfaces using custom designed Molecular Molds
R. Otero, F. Rosei , Y. Naitoh, P. Jiang, P. Thostrup, A. Gourdon, E. Laegsgaard, I. Stensgaard, C. Joachim, F. Besenbacher
Nanoletters (2004) 4:1, 75-78



