▪ Abstract Organic molecules adsorbed on solid surfaces display a fascinating variety of new
physical and chemical phenomena ranging from self-assembly and molecular recognition to …

Scanning tunnelling microscopy and atomic force microscopy can be used to study the
electronic and structural properties of surfaces, as well as molecules and nanostructures …

A detailed experimental and theoretical investigation of the processes involved in the
manipulation of individual specially designed porphyrin-based molecules by scanning …

The tip of a scanning tunneling microscope can be chemically modified by transferring a
single molecule from the surface. Such a molecule-terminated tip yields enhanced …

A scanning tunneling microscope (STM) has been equipped with a nanoscale force sensor
and signal transducer composed of a single D 2 molecule that is confined in the STM …

The scanning tunneling microscope enables atomic-scale measurements of electron
transport through individual molecules. Copper phthalocyanine and magnesium porphine …

The possibility of extending the lateral manipulation process performed with the tip of a
scanning tunneling microscope at low temperature to large molecules is demonstrated …

This article reviews manipulation of single molecules by scanning tunnelling microscopes, in
particular vertical manipulation, lateral manipulation, and inelastic electron tunnelling (IET) …

The Scanning Tunneling Microscope (STM) is a new tool in surface science, which allows
for a variety of very local investigations on a preselected area of the sample. Its essential …

Molecular electronics offers a promising way for constructing nano-electronic devices in
future with faster performance and smaller dimensions. For this aim, electronic switches are …