Nano carbon materials synthesized by local probe chemistry

Abstract

Scanning probe microscopy has been used to characterize structures and electronic properties of surfaces as well as to construct nanostructures via atom-by atom manipulation. Recent advances in tip-functionalized scanning probe microscopy allows us to measure inner structures of molecules. The bond-resolved imaging technique is of importance to investigate precursors and products during on-surface reaction. In this article, the tip-induced structural isomerization and addition reaction will be discussed.