Higher Resolution Scanning Probe Methods for Magnetic Imaging.- The Synchrotron Based VUV Resonant Photoemission for Characterisation of Nanomaterials.- SPM for Characterization of PbSe Nanocrystals.-Scanning Probe Microscopy for Nanolithography.- Kelvin Probe Force Microscopy.-Synchrotron Radiation X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy.- Scanning Electrochemical Potential Microscopy (SECPM) and Electrochemical STM (EC-STM).- Band Bending at Metal-Semiconductor and Metal-Ferroelectric Interfaces Investigated by Photoelectron Spectroscopy.- Magnetic Force Microscopy.- High Resolution STM Imaging.-Numerical Simulations on Nanotips for FIM and FEM .-ARPES on Organic Semiconductor Single Crystals Crystalline Films.- FIM-Characterized Tips for SPM.- Scanning Conductive Torsion Mode Microscopy.- Scanning Probe Acceleration Microscopy (SPAM).- Combining Micromanipulation, Kerr Magnetometry and Magnetic Force Microscopy for Characterization of Magnetic Nanostructures.- Field Ion Microscopy (FIM).- Non-Contact Atomic Force Microscopy for Characterization of Nanostructures and Beyond.