Abstract
Combining scanning tunneling microscopy and atomic force spectroscopy the dependence of the lateral force to move single adsorbed atoms on surfaces on the temperature is explored. A decrease of the force with increasing temperature is observed for all atoms and surfaces investigated and may be captured in a simple model. Crossing the critical temperature as well as surmounting the critical magnetic field of a superconductor does not lead to discriminable changes in the lateral force.
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