Citation: Ye TIAN, Run-Ze MA, Ying JIANG. Structure and Growth of Two-dimensional Ices at the Surfaces Probed by Scanning Probe Microscopy[J]. Chinese Journal of Structural Chemistry, ;2020, 39(3): 381-387. doi: 10.14102/j.cnki.0254-5861.2011-2766 shu

Structure and Growth of Two-dimensional Ices at the Surfaces Probed by Scanning Probe Microscopy

International Center for Quantum Materials, School of Physics, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China

Corresponding author: Ying JIANG, yjiang@pku.edu.cn
Received Date: 16 February 2020
Accepted Date: 20 February 2020

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Scanning probe microscopy (SPM) stands out as one of the most powerful tools for characterizing the solid surface and the adsorbed molecules with Ångström resolution in real space. In particular, this unique technique provides an unprecedented opportunity for directly probing the low-dimensional ices at surfaces. In this perspective, we first review the recent advances of scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) imaging of various two-dimensional (2D) ice structures on metal^[1-7], insulator^[8-12], graphite^[13-15] surfaces and under strong confinement^{[10, 16-19]}. We then introduce that noncontact atomic-force microscopy (AFM) with a CO-terminated tip enables atomic imaging of a genuine 2D ice grown on a hydrophobic Au(111) surface with minimal perturbation^[20], paying particular attention to the growth processes at the edges of 2D ice. In the end, we present an outlook on the future applications of 2D ice as well as the relation between the 2D and 3D ice growth.
- scanning tunneling microscopy,
- noncontact atomic-force microscopy,
- two-dimensional ice,
- growth processes
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