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 …

Scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM) has emerged as a uniquely powerful
tool for structural and functional imaging of materials on the atomic level. Driven by …

Organic (opto) electronic materials have received considerable attention due to their
applications in thin-film-transistors, light-emitting diodes, solar cells, sensors, photorefractive …

Creating functional electrical circuits using individual or ensemble molecules, often termed
as “molecular-scale electronics”, not only meets the increasing technical demands of the …

Watching a single molecule move on its intrinsic timescale has been one of the central goals
of modern nanoscience, and calls for measurements that combine ultrafast temporal …

We combined the high-energy resolution of conventional spin resonance (here~ 10 nano–
electron volts) with scanning tunneling microscopy to measure electron paramagnetic …

A permanent magnet retains a substantial fraction of its saturation magnetization in the
absence of an external magnetic field. Realizing magnetic remanence in a single atom …

Ultrafast studies, of excitations on the nanometre scale are essential for guiding applications
in nanotechnology. Efforts to integrate femtosecond lasers with scanning tunnelling …

In the 60 years since the invention of the laser, the scientific community has developed
numerous fields of research based on these bright, coherent light sources, including the …

Control of magnetism on the atomic scale is becoming essential as data storage devices are
miniaturized. We show that antiferromagnetic nanostructures, composed of just a few Fe …