This book offers a unique perspective of the impact of scanning probe microscopies on our understanding of the chemistry of the surface at the nanoscale.
Research oriented, with the concepts gleaned from Scanning Tunneling Microscopy being related to the more established and accepted views in surface chemistry and catalysis the authors have addresses the question How do the models based on classical spectroscopic and kinetic studies stand up to scrutiny at the atom - resolved level? In taking this approach the reader, new to the field of surface chemistry, should be able to obtain a perspective on how the evidence from STM confirms or questions long standing tenets. An emphasis is given to how did we get to where we are now and a large number of figures from the literature are included along with suggestions for further reading. This book will appeal to all those who wish to become familiar with the contribution Scanning Tunneling Microscopy has made to the understanding of the field of surface chemistry and heterogeneous catalysis and also to those who are new to catalysis, a fascinating and important area of chemistry.
