The purpose of this review is to focus from an experimental point-of-view on the new
physical properties of some of the thinnest superconducting films that can be fabricated and …

We report on structural and electronic properties of superconducting nanohybrids made of
Pb grown in the ultrahigh vacuum on the atomically clean surface of single crystals of …

Femtosecond and subfemtosecond time scales typically rule electron dynamics at metal
surfaces. Recent advance in experimental techniques permits now remarkable precision in …

Quasiparticle lifetimes in metals as described by Fermi-liquid theory are essential in surface
chemistry and determine the mean free path of hot carriers. Relaxation of hot electrons is …

Electrical contacts between nanoengineered systems are expected to constitute the basic
building blocks of future nanoscale electronics. However, the accurate characterization and …

Interplay of crystal symmetry, strong spin–orbit coupling (SOC), and many-body interactions
in low-dimensional materials provides a fertile ground for the discovery of unconventional …

Quantum well states in thin Pb (111) metal films on Ag (111) surfaces were investigated
using low-temperature scanning tunneling spectroscopy. Quantitative analysis of the spectra …

The influence of spin-orbit interaction on the electron-phonon coupling strength at the Fermi
level of thin lead films is investigated using first-principles calculations in the density …

STM conductance spectroscopy and map** has been used to analyze the impact of
molecular adsorption on the quantized electronic structure of individual metal nanoparticles …

Field-emission resonances (FERs) for two-dimensional Pb (111) islands grown on Si (111)
7× 7 surfaces were studied by low-temperature scanning tunneling microscopy and …