Sweetman, A orcid.org/0000-0002-7716-9045, Champness, NR and Saywell, A (2020) On-surface chemical reactions characterised by ultra-high resolution scanning probe microscopy. Chemical Society Reviews, 49 (13). pp. 4189-4202. ISSN 0306-0012
Abstract
In the last decade it has become possible to resolve the geometric structure of organic molecules with intramolecular resolution using high resolution scanning probe microscopy (SPM), and specifically using the subset of SPM known as noncontact atomic force microscopy (ncAFM). In world leading groups it has become routine not only to perform sub-molecular imaging of the chemical, electronic, and electrostatic properties of single molecules, but also to use this technique to track complex on-surface chemical reactions, investigate novel reaction products, and even synthesise new molecular structures one bond at a time. These developments represent the cutting edge of characterisation at the single chemical bond level, and have revolutionised our understanding of surface-based chemical processes.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © The Royal Society of Chemistry 2020. This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence. |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Engineering & Physical Sciences (Leeds) > School of Physics and Astronomy (Leeds) > Molecular & Nanoscale Physics |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 16 Nov 2021 15:39 |
Last Modified: | 16 Nov 2021 15:39 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Royal Society of Chemistry |
Identification Number: | 10.1039/d0cs00166j |
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