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Chemical Synthesis at Surfaces with Atomic Precision: Taming Complexity and Perfection
Author(s) -
Wang Can,
Chi Lifeng,
Ciesielski Artur,
Samorì Paolo
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.201906645
Subject(s) - nanotechnology , atomic units , scanning tunneling microscope , molecule , chemical physics , atomic force microscopy , dissociation (chemistry) , materials science , fabrication , chemistry , physics , medicine , alternative medicine , pathology , organic chemistry , quantum mechanics
Scanning probe microscopy (SPM) is a powerful tool to study the structure and dynamics of molecules at surfaces and interfaces as well as to precisely manipulate atoms and molecules by applying an external force, by inelastic electron tunneling, or by means of an electric field. The rapid development of these SPM manipulation modes made it possible to achieve fine‐control over fundamental processes in the physics of interfaces as well as chemical reactivity, such as adsorption, diffusion, bond formation, and bond dissociation with precision at the single atom/molecule level. Their controlled use for the fabrication of atomic‐scale structures and synthesis of new, perhaps uncommon, molecules with programmed properties are reviewed. Opportunities and challenges towards the development of complex chemical systems are discussed, by analyzing potential future impacts in nanoscience and nanotechnology.