Mar. 06, 2012

Kelvin Probe Force Microscopy: First Image of Charge Distribution in a Single Molecule

As reported recently in Nature Nanotechnology, scientists Fabian Mohn, Leo Gross, Nikolaj Moll and Gerhard Meyer of IBM Research succeeded in imaging the charge distribution within a single molecule by using a special kind of atomic force microscopy called Kelvin probe force microscopy at low temperatures and in ultrahigh vacuum.
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Applied Nanoscience in Europe

The European branch of IBM Research in Zurich is one of nine institutes spread across the world. The first two laboratories were founded within the US close to New York and in San Jose in 1945 and 1952, respectively, whereas the institute in Switzerland was established as the third of its kind in 1956. Today IBM Research counts around 3000 employees worldwide and 5 Nobel Laureates in total. All of these Laureates received the Prize for Physics and four of them were member of the Zurich facility. In 1986 Heinrich Rohrer and Gerd K. moreDec. 06, 2010

Gerhard Meyer Wins DPG Prize

The German Physical Society (DPG), awarded the Robert-Wichard-Pohl Prize 2011 to Dr. Gerhard Meyer of the IBM Research Laboratory in Rüschlikon for "his pioneering research in the field of scanning probe microscopy and spectroscopy." The last IBMers to receive the Prize are none other than Nobel Laureates J. Georg Bednorz and K. Alex Müller in 1987.
In recognizing Gerhard Meyer the DPG comments, "His impressive results are a further step to make the world of atoms comprehensible." moreOct. 06, 2010

High Speed Measurements of Individual Atoms

IBM researchers published a breakthrough technique in Science that measures how long a single atom can hold information, and giving scientists the ability to record, study and "visualize" extremely fast phenomena inside these atoms.
Just as the first motion pictures conveyed movement through high-speed photography, scientists at IBM Research - Almaden are using the Scanning Tunneling Microscope like a high-speed camera to record the behavior of individual atoms at a speed about one million times faster than previously possible. moreOct. 01, 2009

To Image the “Anatomy” of a Molecule

IBM scientists have been able to image the "anatomy"-or chemical structure-inside a molecule with unprecedented resolution, using a complex technique known as noncontact atomic force microscopy (AFM).
The results push the exploration of using molecules and atoms at the smallest scale and could greatly impact the field of nanotechnology, which seeks to understand and control some of the smallest objects know to mankind. moreAug. 31, 2009

To Image the “Anatomy” of a Molecule

IBM scientists have been able to image the "anatomy"-or chemical structure-inside a molecule with unprecedented resolution, using a complex technique known as noncontact atomic force microscopy (AFM).
The results push the exploration of using molecules and atoms at the smallest scale and could greatly impact the field of nanotechnology, which seeks to understand and control some of the smallest objects know to mankind. more