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Atomic Manipulation of Polarizable Atoms by Electric Field Directional Diffusion
Published
Author(s)
Joseph A. Stroscio, L Whitman, Robert A. Dragoset, Robert Celotta
Abstract
We present a brief summary of the properties of alkali metals on III-V(110) surfaces, as studied with the scanning tunneling microscope (STM). These include the non-metallic properties found in the one- and two-dimensional phases, and the directional diffusion of the alkali atoms due to the electric field gradient in the STM junction.
Stroscio, J.
, Whitman, L.
, Dragoset, R.
and Celotta, R.
(1992),
Atomic Manipulation of Polarizable Atoms by Electric Field Directional Diffusion, Nanotechnology
(Accessed October 23, 2025)