Controlled lateral manipulation of single molecules with the scanning tunneling microscope

1995 ◽  
Vol 60 (3) ◽  
pp. 343-345 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Meyer ◽  
B. Neu ◽  
K. -H. Rieder
Keyword(s):  
Scanning Tunneling Microscope ◽  
Single Molecules ◽  
Scanning Tunneling ◽  
Tunneling Microscope

MANIPULATION OF ATOMS AND MOLECULES FOR CONSTRUCTION OF NANOSYSTEMS: THE SCANNING TUNNELING MICROSCOPE AS AN OPERATIVE TOOL

2003 ◽  
Vol 02 (04n05) ◽  
pp. 197-218
Author(s):  
K.-F. BRAUN ◽  
F. MORESCO ◽  
K. MORGENSTERN ◽  
S. FÖLSCH ◽  
J. REPP ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Scanning Tunneling Microscope ◽  
Single Molecules ◽  
Short Review ◽  
Atomic Scale ◽  
Scanning Tunneling ◽  
Tunneling Microscope ◽  
Nanoscale Structures ◽  
Constant Height ◽  
Functionalized Tips ◽  
Structure Research

Controlled manipulations with scanning tunneling microscope (STM) down to the scale of small molecules and single atoms allow to build molecular and atomic nanosystems, leading to the fascinating possibility of creating manmade structures on atomic scale. Here we present a short review on investigations based on atomic scale manipulation. Upon soft lateral manipulation of adsorbed species, in which only tip/particle forces are used, three different manipulation modes can be discerned: pushing, pulling and sliding. Even the manipulation of strongly bound native substrate atoms is possible. We demonstrate applications as local analytic and synthetic chemistry tools, with important consequences on surface structure research. Vertical manipulation of Xe and CO leads to improved imaging with functionalized tips. With CO deliberately transferred to the tip, we have also succeeded to perform vibrational spectroscopy on single molecules. Furthermore, we describe how we have reproduced a full chemical reaction with single molecules, whereby all basic steps, namely preparation of the reactants, diffusion and association, are induced with the STM tip. Here also field and electron current effects are employed. Finally, we have extended the manipulation techniques to large specially designed molecules by performing lateral manipulation in constant height and realizing the principle of a conformational molecular switch. Artificial nanoscale structures built in atom by atom fashion can serve as quantum laboratories for investigations of various physical properties.

Near-Field Enhanced Photochemistry of Single Molecules in a Scanning Tunneling Microscope Junction

Nano Letters ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 152-157 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hannes Böckmann ◽  
Sylwester Gawinkowski ◽  
Jacek Waluk ◽  
Markus B. Raschke ◽  
Martin Wolf ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Scanning Tunneling Microscope ◽  
Near Field ◽  
Single Molecules ◽  
Scanning Tunneling ◽  
Tunneling Microscope

DETECTING AND MANIPULATING SINGLE MOLECULES WITH STM

NANO ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 01 (01) ◽  
pp. 15-33 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. G. HOU ◽  
AIDI ZHAO
Keyword(s):  
Single Molecule ◽  
Scanning Tunneling Microscope ◽  
Light Emission ◽  
Single Molecules ◽  
Final Part ◽  
Scanning Tunneling ◽  
Tunneling Microscope ◽  
Recent Advances ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
Single Molecule Manipulation

Scanning tunneling microscope (STM) is a powerful and unique tool for study single molecules. We review recent advances in single-molecule characterizations including direct STM imaging and I–V spectroscopy, dI/dV spectroscopy and mapping, and d2I/dV2 spectroscopy and mapping. Some recent experiments of STM-excited single-molecule light emission are also introduced. In the final part, recent developments of single-molecule manipulation with the STM as well as the applications are discussed.

Determination of Photoswitching Dynamics through Chiral Mapping of Single Molecules Using a Scanning Tunneling Microscope

2010 ◽  
Vol 104 (17) ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew J. Comstock ◽  
David A. Strubbe ◽  
Luis Berbil-Bautista ◽  
Niv Levy ◽  
Jongweon Cho ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Scanning Tunneling Microscope ◽  
Single Molecules ◽  
Scanning Tunneling ◽  
Tunneling Microscope

Hopping, turning and flipping of single molecules during lateral manipulation with a scanning tunneling microscope

2010 ◽  
Vol 42 (10-11) ◽  
pp. 1629-1633 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manfred Parschau ◽  
Hans J. Hug ◽  
Karl-Heinz Rieder ◽  
Karl-Heinz Ernst
Keyword(s):  
Scanning Tunneling Microscope ◽  
Single Molecules ◽  
Scanning Tunneling ◽  
Tunneling Microscope
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