2016 年 37 巻 10 号 p. 474
Since the scanning tunneling microscope (STM), which is one of the scanning probe microscope (SPM), was invented by Drs. Binnig and Rohrer, more than 30 years have passed. Because SPM can be used not only in a vacuum but also even in a solution, this invention has greatly contributed to the development of electrochemistry research. I was asked to top researchers in each field as a chairman of the electrode surface science research branch, in this time, to describe in this special issue about the progress and current status of the electrode surface science using the SPM.