Scanning probe microscopy

K Bian, C Gerber, AJ Heinrich, DJ Müller… - Nature Reviews …, 2021 - nature.com
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 …

Atomic force microscopy for molecular structure elucidation

L Gross, B Schuler, N Pavliček… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Using scanning probe microscopy techniques, at low temperatures and in ultrahigh vacuum,
individual molecules adsorbed on surfaces can be probed with ultrahigh resolution to …

Selectivity in single-molecule reactions by tip-induced redox chemistry

F Albrecht, S Fatayer, I Pozo, I Tavernelli, J Repp… - Science, 2022 - science.org
Controlling selectivity of reactions is an ongoing quest in chemistry. In this work, we
demonstrate reversible and selective bond formation and dissociation promoted by tip …

A cold island connectivity and network perspective to mitigate the urban heat island effect

W Qian, X Li - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2023 - Elsevier
Many studies have proposed strategies to mitigate the urban heat island effect from the
perspective of landscape patches, yet few studies have mitigated the urban heat island …

Chemical identification of individual surface atoms by atomic force microscopy

Y Sugimoto, P Pou, M Abe, P Jelinek, R Pérez, S Morita… - Nature, 2007 - nature.com
Scanning probe microscopy is a versatile and powerful method that uses sharp tips to
image, measure and manipulate matter at surfaces with atomic resolution,. At cryogenic …

Modified relaxation dynamics and coherent energy exchange in coupled vibration-cavity polaritons

AD Dunkelberger, BT Spann, KP Fears… - Nature …, 2016 - nature.com
Coupling vibrational transitions to resonant optical modes creates vibrational polaritons
shifted from the uncoupled molecular resonances and provides a convenient way to modify …

Electron-Induced Dissociation of CO2 on TiO2(110)

J Lee, DC Sorescu, X Deng - Journal of the American Chemical …, 2011 - ACS Publications
The electron-induced dissociation of CO2 adsorbed at the oxygen vacancy defect on the
TiO2 (110) surface has been investigated at the single-molecular level using scanning …

Inelastic transport theory from first principles: Methodology and application to nanoscale devices

T Frederiksen, M Paulsson, M Brandbyge… - Physical Review B …, 2007 - APS
We describe a first-principles method for calculating electronic structure, vibrational modes
and frequencies, electron-phonon couplings, and inelastic electron transport properties of …

Controlled clockwise and anticlockwise rotational switching of a molecular motor

UGE Perera, F Ample, H Kersell, Y Zhang… - Nature …, 2013 - nature.com
The design of artificial molecular machines,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, often takes inspiration from
macroscopic machines,,,,,,. However, the parallels between the two systems are often only …

Origin of high-resolution IETS-STM images of organic molecules with functionalized tips

P Hapala, R Temirov, FS Tautz, P Jelínek - Physical review letters, 2014 - APS
Recently, the family of high-resolution scanning probe imaging techniques using decorated
tips has been complemented by a method based on inelastic electron tunneling …