Single Molecule Chemistry and Physics An Introduction /

• Main Authors: Bai, Chunli (Author), Wang, Chen (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2006.
• Series: NanoScience and Technology,
• Subjects: Materials science.; Physical chemistry.; Elementary particles (Physics).; Quantum field theory.; Atoms.; Physics.; Atomic structure.; Molecular structure.; Spectra.; Nanotechnology.; Materials > Surfaces.; Thin films.; Materials Science.; Atomic, Molecular, Optical and Plasma Physics.; Elementary Particles, Quantum Field Theory.; Surfaces and Interfaces, Thin Films.; Atomic/Molecular Structure and Spectra.; Physical Chemistry.

The characterization of individual molecules has been a scientifically attractive and challenging task for decades, and remains so today. New technological developments have facilitated great progress in our understanding of the structure and behavior of single atoms and molecules in various environ...

Table of Contents:

• to Single Molecule Chemistry and Physics
• Basics of Electron Tunneling Processes and Scanning Tunneling Microscopy
• Single Molecule Structural Characterization
• Single Molecule Diffusion and Chemical Reactions
• Molecular Scale Analysis Using Scanning Force Microscopy
• Intermolecular and Intramolecular Interactions
• Electrical Conductivity of Single Molecules
• Single Molecule Fluorescence Imaging and Spectroscopy: Far-Field Studies
• Single Molecule Fluorescence Imaging and Spectroscopy: Near-Field Studies
• Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering (SERS) of Single Molecules.