Researchers extend single-atom electron spin resonance with STM from atoms to molecules, opening the power of synthetic chemistry to engineer their quantum states.

Since the orientation of a molecule on a surface can affect how it diffuses along that surface, Grill and colleagues decided to try rotating individual molecules of DBTF using the sharp tip of the STM ...

Thanks to the scanning tunneling microscope (STM), this is also simple to accomplish. Why not then utilize a single-molecule approach to uncover reaction pathways as well?

That's because the X-ray emission of a single atom is just too weak to be detected—until now. SX-STM combines conventional synchrotron radiation with quantum tunneling.

Thanks to the scanning tunneling microscope (STM), this is also simple to accomplish. Why not then utilize a single-molecule approach to uncover reaction pathways as well?

STM imaging of weak to strong spin interactions between two magnetic molecules. Credit: Wilson Ho A single magnetic molecule can act as a sensing device and produce the most detailed images yet of a ...

Researchers extend single-atom electron spin resonance with STM from atoms to molecules, opening the power of synthetic chemistry to engineer their quantum states.

Scientists build single-molecule transistor gated with individual atoms But unless you have a cryogenic STM at home, personal use is many years away.

In 2022, the group published a study showing that it was possible to select which reactions would take place in a single molecule using an STM tip.

Even the bonds to the hydrogen atoms at the pentacene's periphery can be seen The detailed chemical structure of a single molecule has been imaged for the first time, say researchers. The physical ...