Atom manipulation on an insulating surface at room temperature

作者:Kawai Shigeki*; Foster Adam S; Canova Filippo Federici; Onodera Hiroshi; Kitamura Shin Ichi; Meyer Ernst
来源:Nature Communications, 2014, 5(1): 4403.
DOI:10.1038/ncomms5403

摘要

Atomic manipulation enables us to fabricate a unique structure at the atomic scale. So far, many atomic manipulations have been reported on conductive surfaces, mainly at low temperature with scanning tunnelling microscopy, but atomic manipulation on an insulator at room temperature is still a long-standing challenge. Here we present a systematic atomic manipulation on an insulating surface by advanced atomic force microscopy, enabling construction of complex patterns such as a %26apos;Swiss cross%26apos; of substitutional bromine ions in the sodium chloride surface.

  • 出版日期2014-7