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We describe a first principles method to calculate scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) images, and compare the results to well-characterized experiments combining STM with atomic force microscopy (AFM). The theory is based on density…

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Frequency modulation (FM) Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) with metal tips functionalized with a CO molecule at the tip apex has provided access to the internal structure of molecules with totally unprecedented resolution. We propose a model…

Materials Science · Physics 2022-05-03 Jaime Carracedo-Cosme , Rubén Pérez

Observing the individual building blocks of matter is one of the primary goals of microscopy. The invention of the scanning tunneling microscope [1] revolutionized experimental surface science in that atomic-scale features on a solid-state…

Materials Science · Physics 2008-08-04 Jannik C. Meyer , C. O. Girit , M. F. Crommie , A. Zettl

Improving the detailed understanding of the underlying properties and functions of biomolecules has recently attracted growing interest, enabled by the possibility of real-space imaging of single, intact macromolecules using Scanning…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2026-03-10 Tim J. Seifert , Dhaneesh Kumar , Markus Etzkorn , Stephan Rauschenbach , Klaus Kern , Kelvin Anggara , Uta Schlickum

Scanning Tunneling Microscopy (STM) has revolutionized our atomic scale understanding of surfaces and accelerated progress in nanotechnology. This technique, however, is restricted to metal or semiconducting samples, as it requires a tiny…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2026-04-16 M. J. Rost

The Probe-Particle Model combine theories designed for the simulation of scanning probe microscopy experiments, employing non-reactive, flexible tip apices to achieve sub-molecular resolution. In the article we present the latest version of…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2024-07-02 Niko Oinonen , Aliaksandr V. Yakutovich , Aurelio Gallardo , Martin Ondracek , Prokop Hapala , Ondrej Krejci

We present PyAtoms, an interactive open-source software that rapidly simulates atomic-scale scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) and other scanning probe microscopy (SPM) images of two-dimensional (2D) layered materials, moir\'{e} systems,…

Molecular fingerprints are significant cheminformatics tools to map molecules into vectorial space according to their characteristics in diverse functional groups, atom sequences, and other topological structures. In this paper, we set out…

Applications · Statistics 2023-01-05 Xue Liu , Qian Cheng , Dan Sun , Xing Li , Wei Wei , Zhiming Zheng

Atomic force microscopy (AFM) is an essential nanoinstrument technique for several applications such as cell biology and nanoelectronics metrology and inspection. The need for statistically significant sample sizes means that data…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2017-04-05 H. Sadeghian , R. Herfst , B. Dekker , J. Winters , T. Bijnagte , R. Rijnbeek

Scanning probe microscopy (SPM) is a valuable technique by which one can investigate the physical characteristics of the surfaces of materials. However, its widespread use is hampered by the time-consuming nature of running an experiment…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2025-09-03 Nicholas J. Sullivan , Julio J. Valdés , Kirk H. Bevan , Peter Grutter

We present AngstromPro, a versatile, modular and open-source software built on Python for managing, visualizing and analyzing large datasets acquired via Scanning Tunneling Microscopes (STM). Its robust architecture features a top-level…

Superconductivity · Physics 2026-04-22 Huiyu Zhao , Jiahao Yan , Catherine Dawson , Haitao Yang , Hong-Jun Gao

Many new material systems are being explored to enable smaller, more capable and energy efficient devices. These bottom up approaches for atomic and molecular electronics, quantum computation, and data storage all rely on a well-developed…

Materials Science · Physics 2020-02-11 Roshan Achal , Mohammad Rashidi , Jeremiah Croshaw , Taleana Huff , Robert A. Wolkow

Atomic scale characterization and manipulation with scanning probe microscopy rely upon the use of an atomically sharp probe. Here we present automated methods based on machine learning to automatically detect and recondition the quality of…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2018-03-26 Mohammad Rashidi , Robert A. Wolkow

Computer vision techniques have immense potential for materials design applications. In this work, we introduce an integrated and general-purpose AtomVision library that can be used to generate, curate scanning tunneling microscopy (STM)…

Materials Science · Physics 2023-03-06 Kamal Choudhary , Ramya Gurunathan , Brian DeCost , Adam Biacchi

Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy (STEM) has become the main stay for materials characterization on atomic level, with applications ranging from visualization of localized and extended defects to mapping order parameter fields. In…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2019-01-15 Xin Li , Ondrej Dyck , Sergei V. Kalinin , Stephen Jesse

Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) allows to reconstruct the topography of surface with a resolution in the nanometer range. The exceptional resolution attainable with the AFM makes this instrument a key tool in nanoscience and technology. The…

Over the last two decades, scanning tunnelling microscopy (STM) has become one of the most important ways to investigate the structure of crystal surfaces. STM has helped achieve remarkable successes in surface science such as finding the…

Materials Science · Physics 2009-11-10 Cristian V. Ciobanu , Cristian Predescu

The Scanning Tunneling Microscope (STM) is a powerful instrument to study electronic density of states at surfaces down to atomic scale. Many interesting samples require studying variations as a function of the magnetic field, which is most…

Optical nanoscopy is crucial in life and materials sciences, revealing subtle cellular processes and nanomaterial properties. Scattering-type Scanning Near-field Optical Microscopy (s-SNOM) provides nanoscale resolution, relying on the…

The ongoing miniaturization in nanoscience and -technology challenges the sensitivity and selectivity of experimental analysis methods to the ultimate level of single atoms and molecules. A promising new approach, addressed here, focuses on…

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