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Laser Cooled Atoms as a Focused Ion Beam Source

December 21, 2006
Author(s)
James L. Hanssen, Jabez McClelland, E Dakin, M Jacka
The evolving field of nanofabrication demands that more precise fabrication and evaluation tools be developed. We describe a method for creating a high quality focused ion beam with enhanced capabilities using an ion source based on laser-cooled neutral

Using Laser-Cooled Atoms as a Focused Ion Beam Source

December 1, 2006
Author(s)
James L. Hanssen, E Dakin, Jabez McClelland, M Jacka
The authors describe a new method for creating a high quality focused ion beam using laser-cooled neutral atoms in a magneto-optical trap as an ion source. They show that this new technique can provide spot resolutions and brightness values that are better

Scanning Tunneling Microscope - Web Page

November 1, 2006
Author(s)
Marilyn E. Jacox, John William Gadzuk
The scanning tunneling microscope [STM] is widely used in both industrial and fundamental research to obtain atomic-scale images of metal surfaces. It provides a three-dimensional profile of the surface which is very useful for characterizing surface

Prototype Cantilevers for SI Traceable NanoNewton Force Calibration

September 20, 2006
Author(s)
Richard S. Gates, Jon R. Pratt
A series of extremely uniform prototype reference cantilevers has been created that can be used to calibrate the spring constants of atomic force microscope (AFM) cantilevers and other micromechanical structures. By utilizing optimal combinations of

Prototype Cantilevers for SI-Traceable NanoNewton Force Calibration

September 20, 2006
Author(s)
Richard S. Gates, Jon R. Pratt
A series of extremely uniform prototype reference cantilevers have been created that can be used to calibrate the spring constants of atomic force microscope (AFM) cantilevers and other micromechanical structures. By utilizing optimal combinations of

Electronically Induced Atom Motion in Engineered CoCu Nanostructures

August 18, 2006
Author(s)
Joseph Stroscio, Francesca Tavazza, Jason Crain, Robert Celotta, Anne M. Chaka
We have measured the quantum yield for exciting the motion of a single Co atom in CoCu n linear molecules constructed on a Cu(111) surface. The Co atom switched between two lattice positions during electron excitation from the tip of a scanning tunneling

Electronic Effects in Length Distribution of Atom Chains

April 17, 2006
Author(s)
Jason Crain, Mark Stiles, Joseph Stroscio, Daniel T. Pierce
Gold deposited on Si(553) leads to self assembly of atomic chains, which are broken into finite segments by atomic defects. Scanning tunneling microscopy is used to investigate the distribution of chain lengths and the correlation between defects

Trapping and Moving Atoms on Surfaces

December 1, 2005
Author(s)
Robert Celotta, Joseph A. Stroscio
We have used a scanning tunneling microscope to laterally reposition a single cobalt atom adsorbed on the (111) face of a copper crystal. We find that the atom follows a complex path determined by the trapping potential of the STM tip, the effects of

Gradient Chemical Micropatterns: A Reference Substrate for Surface Nanometrology

August 1, 2005
Author(s)
D Julthongpiput, Michael J. Fasolka, Wenhua Zhang, Tinh Nguyen, Eric J. Amis
We present fabrication routes for a new type of surface specimen that exhibits a micropattern with a gradient in chemical contrast between the pattern domains. Design elements in the specimen allow chemical contrast in the micropattern to be related to

End States in One-Dimensional Chains

February 4, 2005
Author(s)
Jason Crain, Daniel T. Pierce
End states-the zero-dimensional analogs of the two-dimensional states that occur at a crystal surface-were observed at the ends of one-dimensional atom chains that were self-assembled by depositing gold on the vicinal Si(553) surface. Scanning tunneling

A New 'Wrinkle' in Nanometrology

November 1, 2004
Author(s)
Christopher M. Stafford
Nanotechnology promises to revolutionize a growing set of materials applications ranging from electronics to drug delivery to ballistic protection. However, the quest to engineer mate-rials on the nanoscale (e.g., in the form of ultrathin films) is met

Controlling the Dynamics of a Single Atom in Lateral Atom Manipulation

October 8, 2004
Author(s)
Joseph Stroscio, Robert Celotta
We study the dynamics of a single Co atom during lateral manipulation on a Cu(111) surface in a low temperature scanning tunneling microscope. The Co binding site locations are revealed in a detailed image that results from lateral Co atom motion within

Gradient Reference Specimens for Advanced Scanned Probe Microscopy

July 1, 2004
Author(s)
D Julthongpiput, Michael J. Fasolka, Eric J. Amis
Recent years have seen the emergence of a new generation of SPM techniques, which intend to measure chemical, mechanical, and electro/optical properties on the nanoscale. Currently, these techniques provide qualitative (or semi-quantitative) data, often

Real-Space Imaging of Structural Transitions in the Vortex Lattice of V 3 Si

October 6, 2003
Author(s)
C Sosolik, Joseph Stroscio, Mark Stiles, E Hudson, Steven Blankenship, Aaron P. Fein, Robert Celotta
The predictions of nonlocal London theory are confirmed by real-space measurements of the hexagonal to nearly square transition in the vortex lattice structure of V 3Si. We observe that the lattice transforms from hexagonal to nearly square over the field

Accuracy of Nanoscale Pitch Standards Fabricated by Laser-Focused Atomic Deposition

March 1, 2003
Author(s)
Jabez McClelland, W Anderson, C Bradley, M Walkiewicz, R Deslattes, E Jurdik, Robert Celotta
The pitch accuracy of a grating formed by laser-focused atomic deposition is evaluated from the point of view of fabricating nanoscale pitch standard artifacts. The average pitch obtained by the process, nominally half the laser wavelength, is simply

A Facility for Nanoscience Research: An Overview

July 1, 2002
Author(s)
Joseph A. Stroscio, E Hudson, Steven R. Blankenship, Robert Celotta, Aaron P. Fein
We describe the development of an experimental system, consisting of a low temperature scanning tunneling microscope coupled to UHV tip and sample preparation chambers, with the goal of providing new measurement capabilities for the study of quantum and

A Low Temperature STM Facility for the Study of Quantum and Spin Electronic Systems

November 15, 2000
Author(s)
Joseph A. Stroscio, Robert Celotta, Steven R. Blankenship, E Hudson, Aaron P. Fein
We describe an experimental system with the goal of providing new measurement capabilities for the study of quantum and spin electronic systems on the nanometer scale. The physical information desired in such systems includes: the quantized electron energy
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