Temporal nanofluid environments induce prebiotic condensation in water
A. Greiner de Herrera, T. Markert and F. Trixler
Commun. Chem. 6, 69 (2023).
DOI: 10.1038/s42004-023-00872-y (PDF)

Interparticle and Brownian forces controlling particle aggregation and rheology of silicate melts containing platinum-group element particles
L. Pereira, J. Vasseur, F. B. Wadsworth, F. Trixler, D. B. Dingwell
Sci. Rep. 12, 9226 (2022).
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-12948-1 (PDF)

Origin of Nucleic Acids
F. Trixler
In: A. Neubeck, S. McMahon (eds): Prebiotic Chemistry and the Origin of Life.
Springer Nature (2021).
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-81039-9_5 (PDF)

Locally-triggered hydrophobic collapse induces global interface self-cleaning in van-der-Waals heterostructures at room-temperature
S. Wakolbinger, F. Geisenhof, F. Winterer, S. Palmer, J. Crimmann, K. Watanabe, T. Taniguchi, F. Trixler, R.T. Weitz
2D Mater. 7 (3), 035002 (2020).
DOI: 10.1088/2053-1583/ab7bfc (PDF)

Revealing the physicochemical basis of organic solid-solid wetting deposition: casimir-like forces, hydrophobic collapse, and the role of the zeta potential
A. Eberle, T. Markert and F. Trixler
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 140 (4), 1327–1336 (2018).
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.7b10282 (PDF)

Doping graphene via organic solid-solid wetting deposition
A. Eberle, A. Greiner, N. P. Ivleva, B. Arumugam, R. Niessner and F. Trixler
Carbon 125, 84-92 (2017).
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2017.09.043 (PDF)

Growing low-dimensional supramolecular crystals directly from 3D particles
A. Eberle, A. Nosek, J. Büttner, T. Markert and F. Trixler
CrystEngComm 19 (10), 1417-1426 (2017).
DOI: 10.1039/c6ce02348g (PDF)

Quantum Tunneling to the Origin and Evolution of Life
F. Trixler
Curr. Org. Chem. 17 (16), 1758-1770 (2013).
DOI: 10.2174/13852728113179990083 (PDF)

Prebiotic Chemistry
F. Trixler (Ed.)
Curr. Org. Chem. 17 (16), 1701-1770 (2013).
DOI: 10.2174/1385272811317160002 (Editorial) (Issue)

Without a solvent: self-assembly of aromatic molecules via solid/solid wetting
F. Trixler, W.M. Heckl
Orig. Life Evol. Biospheres 39 (3), 179-392, 273 (2009).
DOI: 10.1007/s11084-009-9164-7

Nano-Mechanical Detection of Bio-Molecular Recognition
K. Gruber, C. Rohr, F. Trixler, S. Jannuzzi, B. A. Hermann, T. Horlacher, P. Seeberger, A. Rubio, T. Sobey, F. Simmel
WMI Report 9, 52-54 (2008).

Supramolecular self-assembly initiated by solid-solid wetting
F. Trixler, T. Markert, M. Lackinger, F. Jamitzky, W.M. Heckl
Chem. Eur. J. 13 (27), 7785-7790 (2007).
DOI: 10.1002/chem.200700529. (PDF)

Various approaches to control solid/solid wetting self-assembly of organic semiconductors with STM
F. Trixler, W.M. Heckl
In: Mendez-Vilas, A.; Diaz, J. (Eds.):
Modern Research and Educational Topics in Microscopy (2), 534-541. Formatex, Badajoz (2007).
ISBN: 978-84-611-9420-9. (PDF)

Erzeugung organischer Halbleiter-Nanostrukturen durch Festphasenbenetzung:
Geführtes Wachstum, molekulare Datenspeicherung und lokale Koadsorption
F. Trixler
Digitale Hochschulschrift 7931, 0001/UMC 16715 (2007).
DOI: 10.5282/edoc.7931. (PDF)

QAC Nanowires: STM and simulation of local density of states
F. Trixler, F. Jamitzky, T. Markert, W. Heckl, in cooperation with G. E. Morfill.
MPE Report 283, 164-166 (2002).

STM Structure Determination of Adenine Bilayers by Moire Interpretation
M. Reiter, F. Jamitzky, F. Trixler, W.M. Heckl
Phys. Stat. Sol. (a) 187 (1), 171 (2001).
DOI: 10.1002/1521-396X(200109)187

Structure analysis of thiouracil on Ag(111) and graphite (0001) by x-ray diffraction and scanning tunneling microscopy
H. L. Meyerheim, F. Trixler, W. Stracke, W.M. Heckl
Z. Kristallogr. 214, 771 (1999).
DOI: 10.1524/zkri.1999.214.12.771

Conferences

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Limitations create opportunities: solving paradoxes in organic semiconductor and biomolecular self-assembly via nanoconfinement effects.

F. Trixler
John van Geuns lecture series, Van 't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences (HIMS), University of Amsterdam, Netherlands. April 9th (2025). Invited speech. [pdf]

Using water to solve the water paradox in prebiotic chemistry.
F. Trixler
Earth, Life & Space Seminar Series (ELASSS), UK Centre for Astrobiology, University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom. November 7th (2024). Invited speech.

Prebiotic formation of large RNA strands with sequence complexity enabled by interstitial water in a nanogeological model environment.
F. Trixler
7th Network of Researchers on the Chemical Emergence of Life conference (VII NoRCEL) (2024).

No problem with the water problem: using ubiquitous nanogeochemical conditions to achieve abiotic RNA synthesis in water.
F. Trixler
15M-S3 Space Science Symposium (2024).

Interstitial water in dynamic nanogeochemical environments allow fully abiotic synthesis of large, complex RNA.
F. Trixler, A. Greiner de Herrera
24th European Astrobiology Network Association Conference (EANA 2024), Graz, Austria (2024). [pdf]
 
Water-based abiotic synthesis of long RNA strands with sequence complexity: linking aqueous nanogeochemistry with biochemistry.
A. Greiner de Herrera, R. Y. Zheng, A. Klein, E. Giehl, F. Trixler.
24th European Astrobiology Network Association Conference (EANA 2024), Graz, Austria (2024). [pdf]

Organic solid-solid wetting: a green chemistry approach to surface engineering of low-dimensional materials.
A. Greiner de Herrera and F. Trixler
22nd International Conference on the Science and Application of Nanotubes and Low-Dimensional Materials (NT22),
Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, Republic of Korea (2022) [pdf]

Interparticle forces between suspended platinum-group element particles in silicate melts.
L. Pereira, J. Vasseur, F. Wadsworth, F. Trixler, D. Dingwell
26th International Congress on Glass (ICG 2022), Berlin, Germany (2022)
F. Trixler
1st International Frontiers of Sciences, remote event (2021). [link]

Natural Nanofluidic Environments as Prebiotic Reaction Vessels: Abiotic RNA formation in temporal nanoconfined water.
F. Trixler
5th NoRCEL Conference, remote event (2021). Keynote speech [pdf]

Prebiotic Reaction Vessels – RNA Formation in Nanoconfinements of water.
A. Greiner and F. Trixler
19th EANA Astrobiology Conference, Orléans, France (2019). [pdf]

Adenosine Monophosphate Catalyzes Molecular Self-Assembly: Temporal Nanoconfined Water as a  biochemical reaction vessel.
A. Greiner and F. Trixler
Early Earth and ExoEarths: origin and evolution of life, Warsaw, Poland (2017). [pdf]

Adenosine Monophosphate in Temporal Nanoconfined Water Catalyzes Molecular Self-Assembly.
A. Greiner and F. Trixler
Astrobiology, Life in the Context of Cosmic Evolution, Workshop, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Berlin-Adlershof, Germany (2016).

Quantum tunnelling at the base of prebiotic chemistry and planetary habitability.
F. Trixler
13th European Workshop on Astrobiology, Szczecin, Poland (2013).

Solid wetting of graphene by organic semiconductors: potentials for the development of high efficiency solar cells.
X. Lu, W.M. Heckl and F. Trixler
Nanosystems for Solar Energy Conversion Munich, LMU Campus Großhadern, Munich, Germany (2013).

Characteristics and controllability of solid-wetting deposition of organic semiconductors.
A. Eberle and F. Trixler
CeNS Workshop 2013: Nanosciences - Great Adventures on Small Scales, San Servolo, Venice International University, Italy (2013).

Self-assembly under dry conditions: the growth of PAH chains between two crystal solids.
T. Markert, N. Gast and F. Trixler
Origins 2011 conference, Montpellier, France (2011).

STM Tip induced Solid/Solid Wetting.
M. A. Bueno Carrillo, A. Nosek and F. Trixler
International Scanning Probe Microscopy Conference ISPM (2011).

Organic Semiconductor Self-assembly via Solid/Solid Wetting
Trixler, Frank
Marie Skłodowska-Curie Symposium on the Foundations of Physical Chemistry, Warsaw, Poland (2011)

Solid solutions of the organic semiconductors Quinacridone/ Quinacridonequinone: electronic properties and phase separation of adsorbates.
S. Grossmann, M. Bueno, M. Wieland, T. Markert and F. Trixler.
CeNS Workshop “Nanosciences – Merging Disciplines", Venice, Italy (2010).

Wetting of surfaces with nanocrystals: nanostructure self-assembly at the solid/solid interface.
N. Gast, A. Nosek, W.M. Heckl and F. Trixler.
NaNaX4 - Nanoscience with Nanocrystals, Tutzing (2010). [pdf]

Metal complexation and monolayer self-assembly of the bio-organic semiconductor Alizarin.
N. Uppal, N. Gast, M. Bueno, W.M. Heckl and F. Trixler.
DPG Frühjahrstagung, Sektion Kondensierte Materie, Bereich Oberflächenphysik, Regensburg (2010).

Bio-organic Semiconductor Alizarin: Structure, properties and metal complexation investigated via STM.
N. Uppal, N. Gast, M. Bueno, W.M. Heckl and F. Trixler.
Scanning Probe Microscopies and Organic Materials XVII, Bremen (2009). [pdf]

Nano-Mechanical Detection of Bio-Molecular Recognition.
K. Gruber, C. Rohr, F. Trixler, S. Jannuzzi, B. A. Hermann, T. Horlacher, P. Seeberger, A. Rubio, T. Sobey, F. Simmel.
WMI Report 9, 52-54 (2008). [pdf]

Without a solvent: self-assembly of aromatic molecules via solid/solid wetting.
F. Trixler, W.M. Heckl.
XV International Conference on the Origin of Life, XII ISSOL Meeting, Florence, Italy (2008). [pdf]

Solid-wetting self-assembly.
F. Trixler, T. Markert, F. Jamitzky, W.M. Heckl.
Scanning Probe Microscopies and Organic Materials XIV, München (2005). [pdf]

Nanostrukturierung organischer Halbleiter.
F. Trixler.
Kontemporäre Strukturforschung und Kristallographie, Pelham (2005).

Nanoscale controlled semiconductor self-assembly at the solid/solid interface.
F. Trixler, T. Markert, F. Jamitzky, A. Groß, W.M. Heckl.
International conference on Nanotechnology: Science and Application [NanoTech Insight’05], Luxor, Egypt (2005).

Einfluss der Bindungscharakteristik organischer Adsorbate auf Abbildung und Manipulation durch STM
F. Trixler.
SFB 338 Symposium, Schloss Ringberg (2000)