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 …

Hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) monolayers have attracted considerable interest as
atomically thin sp 2-hybridized sheets that are readily synthesized on various metal …

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 …

The notion of asymmetrical Hydrogen Bond (O: HO) Cooperativity and Polarizability (HBCP)
has enabled exploration of the core physics behind irregularities of water and ice …

Merited by its fast proton diffusion kinetics, proton batteries are qualified as one of the most
next-generation energy storage devices. The recent emergence and explosive development …

Using scanning probe microscopy techniques, at low temperatures and in ultrahigh vacuum,
individual molecules adsorbed on surfaces can be probed with ultrahigh resolution to …

One of the most remarkable and exciting achievements in the field of scanning probe
microscopy (SPM) in the last years is the unprecedented sub-molecular resolution of both …

Molecule–surface interactions and processes are at the heart of many technologies,
including heterogeneous catalysis, organic photovoltaics, and nanoelectronics, yet they are …

Scanning probe microscopy has been extensively applied to probe interfacial water in many
interdisciplinary fields but the disturbance of the probes on the hydrogen-bonding structure …

Local defects in water layers growing on metal surfaces have a key influence on the wetting
process at the surfaces; however, such minor structures are undetectable by macroscopic …