The design of a single-molecule machine consisting of functional components requires a
detailed understanding of its mechanical motion,. The scanning tunnelling microscope …

In recent years, artificial molecular devices have been strongly in the focus of research.[1] Bi-
or multistable molecules as well as supramolecular assemblies have been built using highly …

Adsorption structures formed from a class of planar organic molecules on the Au (111)
surface under ultrahigh vacuum conditions have been characterized using scanning …

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naturenanotechnology smallest device, the baseline noise level is only 39 fm Hz–1/2, which …

Two types of functionalized molecules, wheels and switches, are studied with a low
temperature scanning tunneling microscope. Lateral manipulation of wheel-dimer molecules …

The unique properties of the organic solid state are derived from the close-packed, uniform
arrangement of the molecules. Thus, control of molecular arrangement leads to control of …

This thesis demonstrates the richness of Scanning Tunneling Microscopy (STM) as amethod
to understand surface chemistry and physics and to explore the new frontiers in …

Low-temperature UHV Scanning Tunnelling Microscopes are nowadays not only
microscopes but tools at the nanoscale allowing manipulation of atoms and molecules …