Manipulating single atoms with an electron beam
Date | 9th, Jul 2018 |
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Source | ScienceDaily - General News Websites |
DESCRIPTION
The same electrons that form images of atomic structures can also be used to move atoms in materials. This technique of single-atom manipulation is now able to achieve nearly perfect control over the movement of individual silicon impurity atoms within the lattice of graphene, the two-dimensional sheet of carbon.