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Nature Nanotechnology 2, 270 - 271 (2007)
Published online: 22 April 2007 | doi:10.1038/nnano.2007.117
Subject Category: Surface patterning and imaging
Single-molecule imaging: Catalysts under the microscope
Simon J. Higgins1 & Richard J. Nichols1
- Simon J. Higgins and Richard J. Nichols are in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 7ZD, UK. e-mail: shiggins@liv.ac.uk; e-mail: nichols@liv.ac.uk
Abstract
A scanning tunnelling microscope has been used to image — with single-molecule resolution — a chemical reaction occurring at a solid — liquid interface, providing a clearer picture of the role played by individual catalysts in this process.
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