Single-molecule nanospectroscopy
Iwasa and Taketsugu, in collaboration with Imada, Imai and Kim (Surface and Interface Science Laboratory, RIKEN), have developed a precision nano-spectroscopy method with micro–electron volt energy resolution and submolecular spatial resolution by combining a scanning tunneling microscope with atomic resolution and a narrow-line tunable laser. Using this technique, they succeeded in identifying chemical species, discovering a linear Stark effect that occurs in nanospace, and elucidating its mechanism.
Single-molecule laser nanospectroscopy with micro–electron volt energy resolution
H. Imada, M. Imai-Imada, K. Miwa, H. Yamane, T. Iwasa, Y. Tanaka, N. Toriumi, K. Kimura, N. Yokoshi, A. Muranaka, M. Uchiyama, T. Taketsugu, Y. K. Kato, H. Ishihara, and Y. Kim
Science 2021, 373, 95-98.
DOI: 10.1126/science.abg8790
Press release (Japanese only)
H. Imada, M. Imai-Imada, K. Miwa, H. Yamane, T. Iwasa, Y. Tanaka, N. Toriumi, K. Kimura, N. Yokoshi, A. Muranaka, M. Uchiyama, T. Taketsugu, Y. K. Kato, H. Ishihara, and Y. Kim
Science 2021, 373, 95-98.
DOI: 10.1126/science.abg8790
Press release (Japanese only)