Two-dimensional (2D) epitaxial materials including hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) are
frequently employed as templates for self-assembled molecular films and nanostructures [1]. A
quantitative structural characterization of the respective interfaces and adsorbate geometries
however is largely missing. After reviewing some examples of molecular self-assembly on
hBN, I will report on the geometric and electronic structure of a prototypical
organic/insulator/metal interface, namely metalloporphines (Co-P, Zn-P) on hBN/Cu(111),
investigated by combining X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, X-ray...
