On 2014 Nov 17, Raphael Levy commented:

I discuss the interpretation of the energy profiles shown in this paper (fig 4C) on my blog. I compare with two other articles addressing the same problem: Li Y, 2012 and Gkeka et al. One of the author of Gkeka et al, Lev Sarkisov (Edinburgh), left a detailed and helpful comment on the blog.

Beyond the theoretical work, detailed analysis of the stripy nanoparticle experimental evidence is published today in PloS One by Stirling et al; from the abstract: “through a combination of an exhaustive re-analysis of the original data with new experimental measurements of a simple control sample comprising entirely unfunctionalised particles, we conclusively show that all of the STM evidence for striped nanoparticles published to date can instead be explained by a combination of well-known instrumental artefacts, strong observer bias, and/or improper data acquisition/analysis protocols.”

On 2014 Nov 17, Raphael Levy commented:

I discuss the interpretation of the energy profiles shown in this paper (fig 4C) on my blog. I compare with two other articles addressing the same problem: Li Y, 2012 and Gkeka et al. One of the author of Gkeka et al, Lev Sarkisov (Edinburgh), left a detailed and helpful comment on the blog.

Beyond the theoretical work, detailed analysis of the stripy nanoparticle experimental evidence is published today in PloS One by Stirling et al; from the abstract: “through a combination of an exhaustive re-analysis of the original data with new experimental measurements of a simple control sample comprising entirely unfunctionalised particles, we conclusively show that all of the STM evidence for striped nanoparticles published to date can instead be explained by a combination of well-known instrumental artefacts, strong observer bias, and/or improper data acquisition/analysis protocols.”