Scanning probe microscopy (SPM), a key invention in nanoscience, has by now been
extended to a wide spectrum of basic and applied fields. Its application to basic science led …

Atomically precise manufacturing (APM) is a key technique that involves the direct control of
atoms in order to manufacture products or components of products. It has been developed …

The quest for planar sp2-hybridized carbon allotropes other than graphene, such as
graphenylene and biphenylene networks, has stimulated substantial research efforts …

The emergence of superconductivity and correlated insulators in magic-angle twisted bilayer
graphene (MATBG) has raised the intriguing possibility that its pairing mechanism is distinct …

Abstract Synthetic two-dimensional (2D) materials have no bulk counterparts and typically
exist as single atomic layers due to substrate-stabilized growth. Multilayer formation …

Carbon allotropes built from rings of two-coordinate atoms, known as cyclo [n] carbons, have
fascinated chemists for many years, but until now they could not be isolated or structurally …

An anisotropic charge distribution on individual atoms, such as σ-holes, may strongly affect
the material and structural properties of systems. However, the spatial resolution of such …

Owing to its high thermal and electrical conductivities, its ductility and its overall non-toxicity,–
, copper is widely used in daily applications and in industry, particularly in anti-oxidation …

Borophene, a theoretically proposed two-dimensional (2D) boron allotrope,–, has attracted
much attention, as a candidate material platform for high-speed, transparent and flexible …

The nature of hydrated proton on solid surfaces is of vital importance in electrochemistry,
proton channels, and hydrogen fuel cells but remains unclear because of the lack of atomic …