Surface anlysis IV. Moving single atoms and breaking chemical bonds
- 15 September 1990
- journal article
- other
- Published by Wiley in Advanced Materials
- Vol. 2 (9) , 428-429
- https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.19900020909
Abstract
Workers at IBM have recently demonstrated the manipulation of single atoms, using an STM to write their company;s name in letters 5 nm high, assembled from exnon atoms. The method used is described and trends in this area examined.Keywords
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