The current status and future prospects of non‐contact atomic force microscopy (nc‐AFM)
and Kelvin probe force microscopy (KPFM) for studying insulating surfaces and thin …

Electron excitations in metal systems play an important role in many chemical and physical
phenomena. They are of paramount importance for energy transfer in photochemical …

After prolonged annealing of a Ru (0001) sample in ultrahigh vacuum a superstructure with
a periodicity of∼ 30 Å was observed by scanning tunneling microscopy (STM). Using x-ray …

Supramolecular chemistry on a surface has produced a large variety of atomically controlled
systems, but practical applications are seriously restricted by the use of weakly cohesive non …

Tautomerization, the interconversion between two constitutional molecular isomers, is
ubiquitous in nature, plays a major role in chemistry and is perceived as an ideal switch …

The arrangement of single gold and palladium atoms deposited on the surface of a 3
monolayer thin film of MgO was investigated using low-temperature scanning tunneling …

Changes in the work function Φ of metal surfaces upon deposition of ultrathin oxide films
have been studied by means of band structure density functional theory calculations. Four …

Ultrathin dielectric films deposited on a metal surface induce variations in the work function
that can be relevant for the final properties of the metal/oxide interface. In this work we …

The structure of hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) on Pd (111) was studied with low energy
electron diffraction (LEED), photoelectron spectroscopy and scanning tunnelling microscopy …

Handbook of Nanophysics: Functional Nanomaterials illustrates the importance of tailoring
nanomaterials to achieve desired functions in applications. Each peer-reviewed chapter …