Microscopes that reveal the structures of surfaces one atom at a time are good at imaging conductors but perform poorly with insulators. That may be about to change.
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Pethica , J., Egdell , R. The insulator uncovered. Nature 414, 27–28 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1038/35102135
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