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 …

The idea of using individual molecules as active electronic components provided the
impetus to develop a variety of experimental platforms to probe their electronic transport …

Atomic force microscopy (AFM) was introduced in 1986 and has since made its way into
surface science, nanoscience, chemistry, biology, and material science as an imaging and …

The state of vanishing friction known as superlubricity has important applications for energy
saving and increasing the lifetime of devices. Superlubricity, as detected with atomic force …

Scanning probe techniques can leverage atomically precise forces to sculpt matter at
surfaces, atom by atom. These forces have been applied quasi-statically to create surface …

The structure determination of surface species has long been a challenge because of their
rich chemical heterogeneities. Modern tip-based microscopic techniques can resolve …

Resolving individual atoms has always been the ultimate goal of surface microscopy. The
scanning tunneling microscope images atomic-scale features on surfaces, but resolving …

Atomic force microscopy is an amazing technique that allies a versatile methodology (that
allows measurement of samples in liquid, vacuum or air) to imaging with unprecedented …

N-Heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs) are established ligands for metal complexes and surfaces.
Here we go beyond monomeric NHCs and report on the synthesis of NHC polymers on gold …

This paper provides an in-depth view on nanosensor technology and electromagnetic
communication among nanosensors. First, the state of the art in nanosensor technology is …