ナノプローブグループ

最先端走査型プローブ顕微法をもちいた超高分解能計測とナノ材料開発

表面の構造や状態を実空間かつ超高分解能で計測できる走査型プローブ顕微鏡は、今日のナノサイエンスを支える重要な計測装置である。ナノプローブグループでは、超高真空・極低温・磁場中といった極限環境から雰囲気を制御した室温まで、様々な環境で動作する最先端の原子間力顕微鏡や走査型トンネル顕微鏡を開発しています。また、それらを用いた表面化学や表面物理の基礎学理を探究するとともに、電池材料などのオペランド電位計測技術を開発し、ナノ・量子・環境・エネルギー材料の開発に寄与することを目指しています。

専門分野・研究対象

1. 超高分解能AFM/STMを用いた単分子化学
2. 炭素ナノ構造体の表面および有機合成
3. 極低温AFM/STMに関連した先端計測技術の開発と高機能化
4. 磁場中極低温STMを用いた新奇物性・物理現象の検出
5. KPFMによるその場・オペランド電位計測の開発

 

論文リスト

2025年

1. N. Ishida, T. Mano. Atomic-scale insights into carrier generation mechanism in Si-doped GaAs films grown on GaAs(111)A substrate. Applied Surface Science. 711 (2025) 163920 10.1016/j.apsusc.2025.163920
2. Z. Yuan, T. Kariyado, T. Murata, K. Sun, D. Li, O. Custance, Y. Morita, S. Kawai. Spin States of Trioxotriangulene Controlled by Si–O Bond Formation and Dissociation on AuSix Surfaces. Nano Letters. 25 [34] (2025) 13040-13046 10.1021/acs.nanolett.5c03477
3. K. Kim, M. Abe, S. Kawai, O. Custance. Exploring partially reduced CeO 2(111) surface at the atomic scale using scanning probe microscopy. Science and Technology of Advanced Materials. 26 [1] (2025) 2528596 10.1080/14686996.2025.2528596
4. T. Tsurumi, T. Nakagawa, T. Kikuchi, K. Adachi, H. Hayashi, A. Takai, T. Kaneko, T. Uruga, D. Hashizume, Y. Nakamura, M. Fujita, Y. Domoto. Self‐Assembly of Silver Nanoclusters by Cooperative Acetylene Bonding with Mutual Pyridyl Coordination. ChemistryEurope. (2025) e202500069 10.1002/ceur.202500069
5. D. Li, N. Cao, M. Metzelaars, O. J. Silveira, J. Jestilä, A. Fumega, T. Nishiuchi, J. Lado, A. S. Foster, T. Kubo, S. Kawai. Frustration-Induced Many-Body Degeneracy in Spin −1/2 Molecular Quantum Rings. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 147 [30] (2025) 26208-26217 10.1021/jacs.5c03112
6. T. Miura, T. Kitao, K. E. Yamada, Y. S. Chan, H. Hayashi, H. Yamada, T. Uemura. Accessing Single‐Molecule Properties of Heptacene Using a Metal‐Organic Framework. Chemistry – A European Journal. 31 [39] (2025) e202501787 10.1002/chem.202501787
7. H. Hayashi, H. Yamada. Exploring the chemistry of higher acenes: from synthesis to applications. Chemical Science. 16 [25] (2025) 11204-11231 10.1039/d5sc02422f
8. H. Hayashi, N. Tsunoda, S. Kasahara, C. Negoro, Y. S. Chan, N. Aratani, H. Yamada. Photochemical Synthesis of 2,6‐Linked Anthracene Oligomers without Introducing Extra Substituents. European Journal of Organic Chemistry. 28 [31] (2025) e202500490 10.1002/ejoc.202500490
9. W. Nakanishi, M. Takeuchi, K. Sagisaka. Structural flexibility and mobility of coordination polymers on Cu(111). Chemical Science. 16 [21] (2025) 9156-9162 10.1039/d5sc01949d
10. A. M. Lena, M. Yamauchi, H. Murakami, N. Kubo, S. Masuo, K. Matsuo, H. Hayashi, N. Aratani, H. Yamada. Orderly Arranged Cubic Quantum Dots along Supramolecular Templates of Naphthalenediimide Aggregates. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 64 [13] (2025) e202423912 10.1002/anie.202423912
11. N. Ishida. Influence of Fermi level pinning on contact potential difference measurements using Kelvin probe force microscopy. Physical Review B. 111 [12] (2025) 125304 10.1103/physrevb.111.125304
12. S. Kasahara, H. Hayashi, T. Okumura, M. Matsumoto, M. Yamauchi, Y. Mizuhata, N. Aratani, H. Yamada. Shape‐Persistent Anthracene‐Based Macrocycles Prepared by Reversible Boronic Ester Formation: Crystallization and Structural Analysis. ChemPlusChem. 90 [5] (2025) e202500014 10.1002/cplu.202500014
13. K. Sun, N. Cao, O. Silveira, A. Fumega, F. Hanindita, S. Ito, J. Lado, P. Liljeroth, A. Foster, S. Kawai. On-surface synthesis of Heisenberg spin-1/2 antiferromagnetic molecular chains. Science Advances. 11 [9] (2025) eads1641 10.1126/sciadv.ads1641
14. R. Fujita, M. Hirakawa, R. Oyama, K. Matsuo, H. Hayashi, M. Yamauchi, H. Yamada, N. Aratani. One‐Step Synthesis of a 2,2’‐Directly‐Linked Perylene Dimer from a 2,5,8,11‐Tetraborylated Perylene. European Journal of Organic Chemistry. 28 [17] (2025) e202500042 10.1002/ejoc.202500042
15. K. Sagisaka, K. Mitsuishi. Atomic and electronic structures of the β-FeSi2/Si(001) interface. Applied Surface Science. 682 (2025) 161539 10.1016/j.apsusc.2024.161539
2024年
1. Y. Domoto, R. Nakabayashi, T. Tsurumi, K. Yamamoto, H. Hayashi, Y. Nakamura, M. Fujita. Fine‐Tuning of the Sequential Self‐Assembly of Entangled Polyhedra by Exploiting the Side‐Chain Effect. Chemistry – An Asian Journal. 20 [6] (2025) e202401378 10.1002/asia.202401378
2. H. Hayashi, J. Zhu, N. Minamino, Y. Murakami, S. Kasahara, K. Matsuo, N. Aratani, H. Yamada. Ethynylene‐Bridged Pentacene Trimer and Tetramer Prepared Through Unexpected Oligomerization and Their Subsequent Thermal Conversions. European Journal of Organic Chemistry. 27 [46] (2024) e202400770 10.1002/ejoc.202400770
3. N. Ishida, T. Mano. Quantitative theoretical analysis of the electrostatic force between a metallic tip and semiconductor surface in Kelvin probe force microscopy. Nanotechnology. 36 [7] (2025) 075701 10.1088/1361-6528/ad960e
4. K. Yaji, Y. Hattori, S. Yoshizawa, S. Tsuda, F. Komori, Y. Yamaji, Y. Fukushima, K. Kawaguchi, T. Kondo, Y. Tokumoto, K. Edagawa, T. Terashima. Visualization of spin-polarized surface resonances in Pb-based ternary topological insulators. Scientific Reports. 14 [1] (2024) 25868 10.1038/s41598-024-76493-9
5. O. Custance, E. Ventura-Macias, O. Stetsovych, C. Romero-Muñiz, T. K. Shimizu, P. Pou, M. Abe, H. Hayashi, T. Ohkubo, S. Kawai, R. Perez. Structure and Defect Identification at Self-Assembled Islands of CO2 Using Scanning Probe Microscopy. ACS Nano. 18 [39] (2024) 26759-26769 10.1021/acsnano.4c07034
6. 安井 勇気, 松永 克志, 鷺坂 恵介, 杉本 宜昭. 原子間力顕微鏡によるNb(110)の酸化表面構造解析. 表面と真空. 67 [8] (2024) 376-380 10.1380/vss.67.376
7. D. Li, O. J. Silveira, T. Matsuda, H. Hayashi, H. Maeda, A. S. Foster, S. Kawai. On‐Surface Synthesis of Triaza[5]triangulene through Cyclodehydrogenation and its Magnetism. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 63 [45] (2024) e202411893_1-e202411893_6 10.1002/anie.202411893
8. D. Li, S. Seki, A. Ishikawa, K. Omoto, K. Yasuhara, G. Rapenne, S. Kawai. Procrystalline Self-Assembly of Desymmetrized Pentaphenylcyclopentadiene. The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters. 15 [30] (2024) 7628-7634 10.1021/acs.jpclett.4c01364
9. X. Zhang, D. Li, C. C. H. Tan, F. Hanindita, Y. Hamamoto, A. S. Foster, S. Kawai, S. Ito. Synthesis of azahexabenzocoronenium salts through a formal [3 + 3] cycloaddition strategy. Nature Synthesis. 3 [10] (2024) 1283-1291 10.1038/s44160-024-00595-5
10. 川井 茂樹. 走査型プローブ顕微鏡によるグラフェンの超潤滑現象の観察とメカニズム解明. 表面と真空. 67 [6] (2024) 267-271 10.1380/vss.67.267
11. K. Sun, A. Ishikawa, R. Itaya, Y. Toichi, T. Yamakado, A. Osuka, T. Tanaka, K.i Sakamoto, S. Kawai. On-Surface Synthesis of Polyene-Linked Porphyrin Cooligomer. ACS Nano. 18 [21] (2024) 13551-13559 10.1021/acsnano.3c12849
12. Y. Yasui, K. Matsunaga, K. Sagisaka, Y. Sugimoto. Element-selective structural visualization for the oxygen-induced surface of Nb(110). Physical Review B. 109 [19] (2024) 195417 10.1103/physrevb.109.195417
13. K. Sun, L. Kurki, O. J. Silveira, T. Nishiuchi, T. Kubo, A. S. Foster, S. Kawai. On‐Surface Synthesis of Silole and Disila‐Cyclooctene Derivatives. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 63 [18] (2024) e202401027 10.1002/anie.202401027
14. S. Kasahara, M. Ohtomo, R. Hayashi, N. Fushimi, J. Yamaguchi, K. Matsuo, N. Aratani, S. Sato, H. Hayashi, H. Yamada. On-surface smooth polymerization of 5,11-bianthryl-anthradithiophene. Chemistry Letters. 53 [3] (2024) upae036 10.1093/chemle/upae036
15. S. Yoshizawa, K. Sagisaka, H. Sakata. Visualization of Alternating Triangular Domains of Charge Density Waves in 2H−NbSe2 by Scanning Tunneling Microscopy. Physical Review Letters. 132 [5] (2024) 056401 10.1103/physrevlett.132.056401
2023年
1. N. Shioya, T. Fang, M. Fujii, R. Fujiwara, H. Hayashi, H. Yamada, T. Hasegawa. Quantitative Analysis of Photochemical Reactions in Pentacene Precursor Films. Langmuir. 40 [1] (2024) 1137-1142 10.1021/acs.langmuir.3c03594
2. N. Ishida, T. Mano. Quantitative characterization of built-in potential profile across GaAs p–n junctions using Kelvin probe force microscopy with qPlus sensor AFM. Nanotechnology. 35 [6] (2024) 065708 10.1088/1361-6528/ad0b5e
3. H. Wang, H. Zhang, R. Tamura, B. Da, S. A. Abdellatef, I. Watanabe, N. Ishida, D. Fujita, N. Hanagata, T. Nakagawa, J. Nakanishi. Mapping stress inside living cells by atomic force microscopy in response to environmental stimuli. Science and Technology of Advanced Materials. 24 [1] (2023) 2265434 10.1080/14686996.2023.2265434
4. Z. Diao, K. Ueda, L.Hou, H. Yamashita, O. Custance, M. Abe. Automatic drift compensation for nanoscale imaging using feature point matching. Applied Physics Letters. 122 [12] (2023) 121601 10.1063/5.0139330
5. K. Sun, K. Sugawara, A. Lyalin, Y. Ishigaki, K. Uosaki, O. Custance, T. Taketsugu, T. Suzuki, S. Kawai. On-Surface Synthesis of Multiple Cu Atom-Bridged Organometallic Oligomers. ACS Nano. 17, (2023) 10.1021/acsnano.3c10524
6. S. Kawai, O. J. Silveira, L. Kurki, Z. Yuan, T. Nishiuchi, T. Kodama, K. Sun, O. Custance, J. L. Lado, T. Kubo, A. S. Foster. Local Probe-Induced Structural Isomerization in a One-Dimensional Molecular Array. Nature Communications. 14, 7741,(2023) 10.1038/s41467-023-43659-4
7. K. Sun, D. Li, T. Kaihara, S. Minakata, Y. Takeda, S. Kawai. On-surface synthesis of nitrogen-doped nanographene with an [18]annulene pore on Ag(111). Communications Chemistry, 6, 228, (2023) 10.1038/s42004-023-01023-z
8. Y. Hattori, K. Sagisaka, S. Yoshizawa, Y. Tokumoto, K. Edagawa. Topological surface states hybridized with bulk states of Bi-doped PbSb2Te4 revealed in quasiparticle interference. Physical Review B. 108, L121408, (2023) 10.1103/physrevb.108.l121408
9. Y. Hattori, S. Yoshizawa, K. Sagisaka, Y. Tokumoto, K. Edagawa, T. Konoike, S. Uji, T. Terashima. Experimental verification of band convergence in Sr and Na codoped PbTe. Physical Review B. 108, 125119, (2023) 10.1103/physrevb.108.125119
10. T. Kojima, K. Patel, S. Nobusue, A. Mahmoud, C. Xie, T. Nakae, S. Kawai, K. Fukami, H. Sakaguchi. Vectorial On‐Surface Synthesis of Polar 2D Polymer Crystals. Advanced Materials Interfaces, 10, 2300214, (2023) 10.1002/admi.202300214
11. Y. Higashi, S. Yoshizawa, T. Yanagisawa, I. Hase, Y. Mawatari, T. Uchihashi. Field-resilient superconductivity in atomic-layer crystalline materials. Physical Review B. 108, 064504, (2023) 10.1103/physrevb.108.064504
12. X. Xu, K. Sun, A. Ishikawa, A. Narita, S. Kawai. Magnetism in Nonplanar Zigzag Edge Termini of Graphene Nanoribbons. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 62, e202302534, (2023) 10.1002/anie.202302534
13. W. Nakanishi, Y. Matsushita, M. Takeuchi, K. Sagisaka. Dipole-moment-induced supramolecular assembly of a donor-acceptor-type molecule on a metal surface and in a crystal. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 25, 13702-13707, (2023) 10.1039/d2cp05982g
14. T. Kitao, T. Miura, R. Nakayama, Y. Tsutsui, Y. S. Chan, H. Hayashi, H. Yamada, S. Seki, T. Hitosugi, T. Uemura. Synthesis of polyacene by using a metal-organic framework. Nature Synthesis. (2023) 10.1038/s44160-023-00310-w
15. R. Kurosaki, H. Morimoto, K. Matsuo, H. Hayashi, H. Yamada, N. Aratani. An Atropisomerism Study of Large Cycloarylenes: [n]Cyclo‐4,10‐Pyrenylenes' Case. Chemistry; A European Journal. 29 [24] (2023) 10.1002/chem.202203848
16. Y. Duan, M. Chen, H. Hayashi, H. Yamada, X. Liu, L. Zhang. Buckybowl and its chiral hybrids featuring eight-membered rings and helicene units. Chemical Science. (2023)10.1039/d3sc00658a
17. Y. Ma, K. Sugawara, Y. Ishigaki, K. Sun, T. Suzuki, S. Kawai. Strain‐Sensitive On‐Surface Ladderization by Non‐Dehydrogenative Heterocyclization. Chemistry ‐ A European Journal. 29, e202203622, (2023) 10.1002/chem.202203622
18. Y. Sato, M. Haze, R. Nemoto, W. Qian, S. Yoshizawa, T. Uchihashi, Y. Hasegawa. Squeezed Abrikosov-Josephson Vortex in Atomic-Layer Pb Superconductors Formed on Vicinal Si(111) Substrates. Physical Review Letters. 130, 106002, (2023) 10.1103/physrevlett.130.106002
19. K. Sagisaka, T. Kusawake, D. Bowler, S. Ohno. Emergence of metallic surface states and negative differential conductance in thin β-FeSi2 films on Si(001). Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter. 35, 135001, (2023) 10.1088/1361-648x/acb628
20. 吉澤 俊介. 緊急地震速報を利用した走査型トンネル顕微鏡実験中の地震対策. 表面と真空. 66, 46-51, (2023) 10.1380/vss.66.46
21. K. Sun, O. J. Silveira, Y. Ma, Y. Hasegawa, M. Matsumoto, S. Kera, O. Krejčí, A. S. Foster, S. Kawai. On-surface synthesis of disilabenzene-bridged covalent organic frameworks. Nature Chemistry. 15, 136-142, (2023) 10.1038/s41557-022-01071-3
2022年
1. N. Ishida. Utilizing the surface potential of a solid electrolyte region as the potential reference in Kelvin probe force microscopy. Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology. 13, 1558-1563, (2022) 10.3762/bjnano.13.129
2. K. Yokota, S. Inagaki, W. Qian, R. Nemoto, S. Yoshizawa, E. Minamitani, K. Sakamoto, T. Uchihashi. Non-charge-transfer Origin of Tc Enhancement in a Surface Superconductor Si(111)-(7×3)-In with Adsorbed Organic Molecules. Journal of the Physical Society of Japan. 91, 123704, (2022) 10.7566/jpsj.91.123704
3. M. Abe, H. Yamashita, S. Jinno, O. Custance, H. Toki. Reduction of noise induced by power supply lines using phase-locked loop. Review of Scientific Instruments. 93, 113704 (2022) 10.1063/5.0124433
4. N. Ishida. Local Impedance Measurement by Direct Detection of Oscillating Electrostatic Potential Using Kelvin Probe Force Microscopy. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 126,17627-17634, (2022) 10.1021/acs.jpcc.2c05567
5. S. KAWAI. Nanocarbon materials synthesized by local probe chemistry. JSAP Review. 220410-1-220410-5, (2022) 10.11470/jsaprev.220410
6. K. Sagisaka, O. Custance, N. Ishida, T. Nakamura, Y. Koide. Identification of a nitrogen vacancy in GaN by scanning probe microscopy. Physical Review B. 106, 115309, (2022) 10.1103/physrevb.106.115309
7. S. Kawai, K. Sugawara, Y. Ma, K. Sun, O. Custance, Y. Ishigaki, T. Suzuki. Multiple molecular interactions between alkyl groups and dissociated bromine atoms on Ag(111). Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 24, 22191-22197, (2022) 10.1039/d2cp03198a
8. K. Sun, O. J. Silveira, S. Saito, K. Sagisaka, S. Yamaguchi, A. S. Foster, S. Kawai. Manipulation of Spin Polarization in Boron-Substituted Graphene Nanoribbons. ACS Nano. 16, 11244-11250, (2022) 10.1021/acsnano.2c04563
9. 川井 茂樹. プローブ顕微鏡を用いた“Local Probe Chemistry”によるナノ物質の創出. 応用物理. 91, 356-360, (2022) 10.11470/oubutsu.91.6_356
10. N. Ishida, T. Mano, T. Noda. Atomic-scale characterization of highly doped Si impurities in GaAs using scanning tunneling microscopy. Applied Surface Science. 583, 152373, (2022) 10.1016/j.apsusc.2021.152373
11. M. Hiraoka, N. Ishida, A. Matsushita, R. Uchida, T. Sekimoto, T. Yamamoto, T. Matsui, Y. Kaneko, K. Miyano, M. Yanagida, Y. Shirai. Degradation of Perovskite Photovoltaics Manifested in the Cross-Sectional Potential Profile Studied by Quantitative Kelvin Probe Force Microscopy. ACS Applied Energy Materials. 5, 4232-4239, (2022) 10.1021/acsaem.1c03747
12. K. Sagisaka, J. Nara, J. K. Wenderott, R. Kadowaki, A. Maruta, T. Abukawa, D. Fujita. Strong suppression of graphene growth by sulfur superstructure on a nickel substrate. Physical Review Materials. 6, 034007, (2022) 10.1103/physrevmaterials.6.034007
13. S. Kawai, A. Ishikawa, S. Ishida, T. Yamakado, Y. Ma, K. Sun, Y. Tateyama, R. Pawlak, E. Meyer, S. Saito, A. Osuka. On‐Surface Synthesis of Porphyrin‐Complex Multi‐Block Co‐Oligomers by Defluorinative Coupling. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 61, 356-360, (2022) 10.1002/anie.202114697
14. M. Imura, H. Inaba, T. Mano, N. Ishida, F. Uesugi, Y. Kuroda, Y. Nakayama, M. Takeguchi, Y. Koide. Improvement of structural quality of AlN layers grown on c-plane sapphire substrate by metal–organic vapor phase epitaxy using post-growth annealing with trimethylgallium. AIP Advances. 12, 015203, (2022) 10.1063/5.0076706
2021年
1. 内橋 隆, 吉澤 俊介, 矢治 光一郎, 小林 宇宏, 坂本 一之. 表面原子層超伝導体におけるスピン分裂と動的なスピン運動量ロッキング効果. 固体物理. 56巻12号, 723-733, (2021)
2. K. Sun, K. Sagisaka, L. Peng, H. Watanabe, F. Xu, R. Pawlak, E. Meyer, Y. Okuda, A. Orita, S. Kawai. Head‐to‐Tail Oligomerization by Silylene‐Tethered Sonogashira Coupling on Ag(111). Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 60,19598-19603, (2021) 10.1002/anie.202102882
3. S. Kawai, M. A. Kher-Elden, A. Sadeghi, Z. M. A. El-Fattah, K. Sun, S. Izumi, S. Minakata, Y. Takeda, J. Lobo-Checa. Near Fermi Superatom State Stabilized by Surface State Resonances in a Multiporous Molecular Network. Nano Letters. 21, 6456-6462, (2021) 10.1021/acs.nanolett.1c01200
4. W. Nakanishi, A. Nakata, P. Perez, M. Takeuchi, C. Joachim, K. Sagisaka. The Emergence of Multiple Coordination Numbers in Gold–Cyanoarene Complexes: A Study of the On-Surface Coordination Mechanism. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 125, 9937-9946, (2021) 10.1021/acs.jpcc.1c02456
5. S. Yoshizawa, T. Kobayashi, Y. Nakata, K. Yaji, K. Yokota, F. Komori, S. Shin, K. Sakamoto, T. Uchihashi. Atomic-layer Rashba-type superconductor protected by dynamic spin-momentum locking. Nature Communications. 12, 1462, (2021) 10.1038/s41467-021-21642-1
6. K. Sun, S. Kawai. Strength of electronic decoupling of fullerene on an AuSiX layer formed on Au(111). Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 23,5455-5459, (2021) 10.1039/d0cp05764a
7. K. Sun, K. Sugawara, A. Lyalin, Y. Ishigaki, Kohei Uosaki, Tetsuya Taketsugu, Takanori Suzuki, S. Kawai. Heterocyclic Ring‐Opening of Nanographene on Au(111). Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 60, 9427-9432, (2021) 10.1002/anie.202017137
2020年
1. T. K. Shimizu, C. Romero-Muñiz, O. Stetsovych, J. Carracedo-Cosme, M. Ellner, P. Pou, K. Oohora, T. Hayashi, R. Perez, O. Custance. Effect of Molecule–Substrate Interactions on the Adsorption of meso-Dibenzoporphycene Tautomers Studied by Scanning Probe Microscopy and First-Principles Calculations. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 124, 26759-26768, (2020) 10.1021/acs.jpcc.0c07726
2. T. Kobayashi, Y. Nakata, K. Yaji, T. Shishidou, D. Agterberg, S. Yoshizawa, F. Komori, S. Shin, M. Weinert, T. Uchihashi, K. Sakamoto. Orbital Angular Momentum Induced Spin Polarization of 2D Metallic Bands. Physical Review Letters. 125, (2020) 10.1103/physrevlett.125.176401
3. K. SUN. Low-Temperature Removal of Dissociated Bromine by Silicon Atoms for an On-Surface Ullmann Reaction. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 124, 19675-19680, (2020) 10.1021/acs.jpcc.0c06188
4. T. Nakamura, N. Ishida, K. Sagisaka, Y. Koide. Surface potential imaging and characterizations of a GaN p-n junction with Kelvin probe force microscopy. AIP Advances. 10, 085010, (2020) 10.1063/5.0007524
5. Z. Diao, D. Katsube, H. Yamashita, Y. Sugimoto, O. Custance, M. Abe. Automated extraction of the short-range part of the interaction in non-contact atomic force microscopy. Applied Physics Letters. 117, 033104, (2020) 10.1063/5.0007754
6. S. Kawai, H. Sang, L. Kantorovich, K. Takahashi, K. Nozaki, S. Ito. An Endergonic Synthesis of Single Sondheimer–Wong Diyne by Local Probe Chemistry. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 59, 10842-10847, (2020) 10.1002/anie.202001268
7. K. Nakamura, Q. Li, O. Krejčí, A. S. Foster, K. Sun, S. Kawai, S. Ito. On-Surface Synthesis of a π-Extended Diaza[8]circulene. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 142, 11363-11369, (2020) 10.1021/jacs.0c02534
8. T. Noda, N. Ishida, T. Mano, D. Fujita. Direct observation of charge accumulation in quantum well solar cells by cross-sectional Kelvin probe force microscopy. Applied Physics Letters. 116, 163501, (2020) 10.1063/1.5142438