In this report we review the fundamentals, applications and future tendencies of dynamic
atomic force microscopy (AFM) methods. Our focus is on understanding why the changes …

Tunneling spectroscopy has played a central role in the experimental verification of the
microscopic theory of superconductivity in classical superconductors. Initial attempts to apply …

This Perspective illustrates how the presence of internal and external electric fields can
affect catalytic activity and selectivity, with a focus on heterogeneous catalysts. Specifically …

The scanning tunnelling microscope (STM) was invented by Binnig and Rohrer and
received a Nobel Prize of Physics in 1986. Together with the atomic force microscope (AFM) …

The recent experimental progress in spin-polarized scanning tunnelling microscopy (SP-
STM)—a magnetically sensitive imaging technique with ultra-high resolution—is reviewed …

Significant progress has been made both in experimentation and in theoretical modeling of
scanning probe microscopy. The theoretical models used to analyze and interpret …

External electric fields can modify binding energies of reactive surface species and enhance
catalytic performance of heterogeneously catalyzed reactions. In this work, we used density …

Nanostructured surfaces can be broadly defined as substrates in which the typical features
have dimensions in the range 1–100 nm (although the upper limit of 100 nm may be relaxed …

The point contact of a tunnel tip approaching towards Ag (111) and Cu (111) surfaces is
investigated with a low temperature scanning tunneling microscope. A sharp jump to …

With the availability of first principles methods to simulate the operation of a scanning
tunneling microscope (STM) theory has moved from the qualitative and topographic to the …