Real space evidence for reversible metal–metal bond rearrangement induced by AFM tip force
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The reversible rearrangement of weak metal‒metal bonds in layered transition metal chalcogenides is shown to be induced by the force exerted by the tip of an atomic force microscope. The figure shows how the ribbon chains which make up the layers of NbTe2 are reversibly switched by 60° by increasing ad decreasing the force at the tip. magnified image
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OpenAlex topics: Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications · Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures · Mechanical and Optical Resonators
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