Electron-Beam Manipulation of individual atoms | NextBigFuture.com

The scanning tunneling microscope has been able to move atoms over surfaces since the late 1980s. Now, the scanning transmission electron microscope (STEM) is able to reliably focus an electron beam with sub-atomic precision, allowing scientists to directly see each atom in two-dimensional materials like graphene, and also to target single atoms with the beam. Each electron has a tiny chance of scattering back from a nucleus, giving it a kick in the opposite direction. Building on work published over the past few years, a research team at the University of Vienna led by Toma Susi has now used the The post Electron-Beam Manipulation of individual atoms appeared first on NextBigFuture.com.