ATOMIC-SCALE MANIPULATION IN AIR WITH THE SCANNING TUNNELING MICROSCOPE

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GARCIA, RG
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[1] Institute of Molecular Biology, University of Oregon, Eugene
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10.1063/1.107137
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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.
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