Inducing Single-Molecule-Chemical Reactions with STM: A New Dimension for Nano-Science and Technology
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During the last decade, atomic and molecular manipulations with the scanning tunneling microscope (STM) lead to fascinating advances: Probing local physical and chemical properties of atoms and molecules on surfaces together with prototypic fabrication of artificial atomic scale structures with atomic scale precision lead to the possibility of new local studies of quantum phenomena. Recent achievements in inducing all basic steps of a chemical reaction with the STM open up entirely new opportunities in chemistry on nano scale. In this article, we review various STM based molecular manipulation techniques and their application in inducing all elementary chemical reaction steps on surfaces. Prospects for future opportunities of single molecule chemical engineering and their possible implications to nano scale science and technology are discussed.
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