Atomic-scale manipulation in air with the scanning tunneling microscope
- 20 April 1992
- journal article
- research article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Applied Physics Letters
- Vol. 60 (16) , 1960-1962
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.107137
Abstract
From the practical point of view, the aim in nanofabrication is to build the smallest possible device operable in air and at room temperature. In this letter, we present a procedure in which a scanning tunneling microscope is used to remove a small number of atoms from a surface at room temperature and pressure. Its potential for high density storage of information is shown by two results: (i) two subnanometer marks, 1.2 nm apart were impressed and (ii) these marks remained unaltered after several observations.Keywords
This publication has 11 references indexed in Scilit:
- Nanometer-size surface modifications with preserved atomic order generated by voltage pulsingApplied Physics Letters, 1991
- Atomic sites of a bare surface modified with the tunneling microscopeAdvanced Materials, 1991
- The scanning tunneling microscope as a tool for nanofabricationNanotechnology, 1990
- Positioning single atoms with a scanning tunnelling microscopeNature, 1990
- Demonstration of the tunnel-diode effect on an atomic scaleNature, 1989
- Negative Differential Resistance on the Atomic Scale: Implications for Atomic Scale DevicesScience, 1989
- Anomalous voltage dependence of tunnelling microscopy in WSe2Journal of Microscopy, 1988
- Atomic-scale surface modifications using a tunnelling microscopeNature, 1987
- Tunneling through a controllable vacuum gapApplied Physics Letters, 1982
- Field ion image formationSurface Science, 1978