Scanning tunneling physical chemistry

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Since the porosity of carbons is responsible for their adsorption properties, the analysis of the different types of pores (size and shape), as well as the PSD, is very important to foresee the behavior of these porous solids in final applications. We can state that the complete characterization of the porous carbons is complex and needs a combination of techniques, due to the heterogeneity in the chemistry and structure of these materials. There exist several techniques for the analysis of the porous texture, from which we can underline the physical adsorption of gases, mercury porosimetry, small angle scattering (SAS) (either neutrons—SANS or x-rays—SAXS), transmission and scanning electron microscopy (TEM and SEM), scanning tunnel microscopy, immersion calorimetry, etc. 

This chapter has been reorganized to place greater emphasis on the physical structure of the atom, as determined from the classic experiments of Thomson, Millikan, and Rutherford. The chapter ends with direct scanning tunneling microscopy images of individual atoms in chemical reactions. Section 1.6 in Principles of Modern Chemistry, fifth edition (mole, density, molecular volume), has been moved to Chapter 2, which now gives a comprehensive treatment of formulas, stoichiometry, and chemical equations. 

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Reimers, J.R., Zhang, J.D., and Ulstrup, J. (2009) Scanning tunneling microscopic observation of adatom-mediated motifs on gold-thiol self-assembled monolayers at high coverage. Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 113, 19601-19608. 

Kuznetsov, A.M. and Ulstrup, J. (2000) Mechanisms of in situ scanning tunnelling microscopy of organized redox molecular assemblies. Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 104, 11531-11540. 

S.M. (1993) Self-assembly of molecular superstructures studied by in silii scanning tunneling microscopy DNA bases on Au(lll). Journal of Physical Chemistry, 97, 910-919. 

J. (2003) Catalytic monolayer voltammetry and in situ scanning tunneling microscopy of copper nitrite reductase on cysteamine-modified Au(lll) electtodes. Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 107, 12480-12484. 

Scanning nanoscopies have led to a new stage in the study of interfacial processes. Data derived from these techniques, especially scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) and atomic force microscopy (AFM), offer the possibility of studying the physical chemistry of surfaces on solid substrates at the atomic and molecular level [1—5]. 

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