Kelvin probe force microscopy (KPFM) technique that enabled the first imaging of the charge distribution within a molecule
Tech Correspondent
Jun. 1, 2012

IBM has been working to develop a Kelvin probe force microscopy (KPFM) technique that enabled the first imaging of the charge distribution within a molecule.

Now the IBM team, based in Zurich, that have been at the forefront of this research have just completed some collaborative research with the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) and the University of Warwick in which they have imaged the synthetic molecule Olympicene (named after its resemblance to the five-ring design of the Olympic symbol) to the point where they could not only image individual hydrogen atoms but also manipulate them.Kelvin probe force microscopy (KPFM) technique that enabled the first imaging of the charge distribution within a molecule

Kelvin probe force microscopy (KPFM) technique that enabled the first imaging of the charge distribution within a molecule
Tech Correspondent
IBM team imaged the synthetic molecule Olympicene (named after its resemblance to the five-ring design of the Olympic symbol) to the point where they could not only image individual hydrogen atoms but also manipulate them.
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