atomic bonds

Posted on 13/09/2012 by

A pioneering team from IBM in Zurich has published single-molecule images so detailed that the type of atomic bonds between their atoms can be discerned.

The new work opens up the prospect of studying imperfections in the “wonder material” graphene or plotting where electrons go during chemical reactions.

Source: BBC News :: Atomic bond types discernible in single-molecule images

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