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Communication-Comparison of Nanoscale Focused Ion Beam and Electrochemical Lithiation in beta-Sn Microspheres

December 5, 2016
Author(s)
Saya Takeuchi, William R. McGehee, Jennifer L. Schaefer, Truman M. Wilson, Kevin A. Twedt, Christopher L. Soles, Vladimir P. Oleshko, Eddie H. Chang, Jabez J. McClelland
… The development of Li focused ion beams (Li-FIB) enables controlled Li ion insertion into materials with nanoscale resolution. We … establishing the relevance of the Li-FIB for studies of ion dynamics in electrochemically active materials by … Li-FIB, lithium-ion battery, Sn …

Ion Coulomb crystals: an exotic form of condensed matter

August 24, 2025
Author(s)
Giovanna Morigi, John Bollinger, Michael Drewsen, Daniel Podolsky, Efrat Shimshoni
… fluorescence. These unique and unusual properties make ion crystals a powerful platform for studying phases of … theoretical framework and experimental characterization of ion Coulomb crystals from a condensed-matter perspective. We … exploring novel condensed matter phenomena with trapped ion crystals, as well as their many scientific and technical …

Designing artificial cells to harness the biological ion gradient

November 23, 2008
Author(s)
Jian Xu, David A. LaVan
… contain numerous natural nanoscale conductors, i.e. ion channels and ion pumps1-4, that work in concert to form transmembrane or transcellular ion gradients that can be triggered to release an action … electrocyte, ion channel, artificial cell, nanoconductor, biological …

Surface science for improved ion traps

September 30, 2013
Author(s)
David P. Pappas, Dustin Hite, Andrew C. Wilson, David T. Allcock, David J. Wineland, Dietrich Leibfried, Yves Colombe
… This noise has been an obstacle to progress in trapped-ion quantum information processing (QIP) experiments for more … sources. Experimental evidence of its dependence on ion-electrode distance, frequency, and electrode temperature … that it may not be a fundamental limit to trapped-ion QIP. Moreover, the extreme sensitivity of trapped ions to …

Al, B, and Ga Ion-Implantation Doping of SiC

November 1, 2000
Author(s)
E Handy, M V. Rao, O W. Holland, P Chi, K A. Jones, M A. Derenge, R D. Vispute, T Venkatesan
… A Series of single energy Al, B, and Ga ion implants were performed in the energy range 50 keV - 4 … to characterize the implant depth profiles using secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS). From the implant depth profiles … A1N, diffusion, Ion Implantation, SiC, SIMS …

Lipid Nanodomains Change Ion Channel Function

August 22, 2017
Author(s)
Michael NMN Weinrich, David Worcester, Sergey M. Bezrukov
… modulate protein function, but evidence for modulation of ion channels is lacking. Here we show in a cholesterol-rich … the dissociation kinetics of the gramicidin dimer, a model ion channel. … Lipid Rafts, Lipid Domains, Ion Channels, Lipid Phases, Nanodomains … Lipid Nanodomains Change Ion Channel Function …

Toward Spin Squeezing with Trapped Ions

September 23, 2010
Author(s)
John J. Bollinger, Hermann Uys, Michael Biercuk, Joseph W. Britton
… implementing spin squeezing with a cloud of beryllium ions in a Penning ion trap, via the geometric phase gate used … Toward Spin Squeezing with Trapped Ions …

Kinetic-energy Distributions of Positive and Negative Ions in Townsend Discharges in Oxygen

April 1, 1999
Author(s)
MVVS. Rao, Richard J. Van Brunt, James K. Olthoff
… flux-energy distributions of positive and negative ions have been measured at high electric field-to-gas density … dominant ion-molecule collision process. The less abundant ions, O + , O 2 - , and O - , exhibit non-Mawellian ion … Kinetic-energy Distributions of Positive and Negative Ions in Townsend Discharges in Oxygen …

Simplified motional heating rate measurements of trapped ions

September 19, 2007
Author(s)
Ryan Epstein, Signe Seidelin, Dietrich G. Leibfried, Janus Wesenberg, John J. Bollinger, Jason Amini, Brad R. Blakestad, Joseph W. Britton, Jonathan Home, Wayne M. Itano, John D. Jost, Emanuel H. Knill, C. Langer, R. Ozeri, Nobuyasu Shiga, David J. Wineland
… We measure motional heating rates of trapped atomic ions, a factor that influences multi-ion quantum logic gate … trap, made of gold on fused quartz, which traps ions 40~$\mu$m above its surface. Heating rates obtained from … Simplified motional heating rate measurements of trapped ions …

Two-dimensional imaging and modification of nanophotonic resonator modes using a focused ion beam

November 20, 2017
Author(s)
William R. McGehee, Thomas Michels, Vladimir A. Aksyuk, Jabez J. McClelland
… microdisk resonators using a pulsed, low-energy focused ion beam of Li+. The ion beam locally modifies the resonator structure, causing … optical resonances. Images are acquired by rastering the ion beam across the disk surface and extracting the maximum … nanophotonics, focused ion beam, microdisk resonator, imaging …

Magnetic Tunnel Junctions Fabricated Using Ion Neutralization Energy as a Tool

July 25, 2011
Author(s)
Joshua M. Pomeroy, Holger Grube, Pei-Ling Sun, Yun-Che Wang, Russell E. Lake
… degree of freedom in the devices’ fabrication. While most ion species used in common semiconductor processes (like … Highly Charged Ions, Magnetic tunnel junctions, Ion-solid interactions … Magnetic Tunnel Junctions Fabricated Using Ion Neutralization Energy as a Tool …

Individual qubit addressing of rotating ion crystals in a Penning trap

July 25, 2022
Author(s)
Anthony M. Polloreno, Ana Maria Rey, John J. Bollinger
… information processing. Scaling to larger numbers of ion qubits, potentially solved by photonic interconnects … of a strong magnetic field. However, the rotation of the ion crystal makes single ion addressability, a capability desirable for general … deformable mirror, trapped-ion quantum information processing, Penning trap, wave front …

The Potentials of Helium Ion Microscopy for Semiconductor Process Metrology

February 6, 2008
Author(s)
Michael T. Postek, Andras Vladar
… to monitor and control the manufacturing process. Helium Ion Microscopy (HIM) presents a new approach to process … the helium ions, it is theoretically possible to focus the ion beam into a smaller probe size relative to that of an … voltage and materials involved. Conversely, the helium ion beam interacts with the sample, but it does not have as …

The Helium Ion Microscope: A New Tool for Nanotechnology and Nanomanufacturing

September 1, 2007
Author(s)
Michael T. Postek, Andras Vladar, John A. Kramar, L A. Stern, John Notte, Sean McVey
… Helium Ion Microscopy (HIM) is a new, potentially disruptive … the helium ions, it is theoretically possible to focus the ion beam into a smaller probe size relative to that of an … voltage and materials involved. Conversely, the helium ion beam interacts with the sample, but it does not have as …

Elemental and Molecular Imaging of Human Hair Using Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry

April 1, 1999
Author(s)
John G. Gillen, S V. Roberson, C M. Ng, M Stranick
… Secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS) is used to image the spatial … using a magnetic sector SIMS instrument operated as an ion microprobe. Analysis of electrically insulating, … spatial resolution elemental and molecular secondary ion images to be obtained from hair samples without metallic …

Reaction of Arylium Ions with the Collision Gas N2 in Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry

January 9, 2015
Author(s)
Yuxue Liang, Pedatsur Neta, Yamil Simon, Stephen E. Stein
… Such peaks were found to be due to reaction of arylium ions with N2 in the collision cell. Therefore, this reaction … m/z values in an Orbitrap Elite instrument. Arylium ions were found to react with N2 in the collision cell. The … by MS3 studies, by comparison with authentic diazonium ions, and by the pressure dependence of the product ion …

Stylus ion trap for enhanced access and sensing

August 1, 2009
Author(s)
Robert Maiwald, Gerd Leuchs, Dietrich Leibfried, Joseph W. Britton, James C. Bergquist, David J. Wineland
… experimentally characterized a novel radio-frequency (rf) ion trap geometry formed by two concentric cylinders over a … ion trap, laser cooling, optical access, quantum optics, … Stylus ion trap for enhanced access and sensing …

Errors in trapped-ion quantum gates due to spontaneous photon scattering

April 27, 2007
Author(s)
R Ozeri, Wayne M. Itano, Brad R. Blakestad, Joseph W. Britton, J Chiaverini, John D. Jost, C. Langer, Dietrich G. Leibfried, Rainer Reichle, Signe Seidelin, Janus Wesenberg, David J. Wineland
… We analyze the error in trapped-ion, hyperfine qubit, quantum gates due to spontaneous … the gate laser beams. We investigate the error in single-ion-qubit rotations that are based on stimulated Raman transitions and in two-ion-qubit entangling phase-gates that are based on …

Highly mechanosensitive ion channels from graphene-embedded crown ethers

November 26, 2018
Author(s)
Alta Y. Fang, Kenneth Kroenlein, Demian Riccardi, Alexander Smolyanitsky
… and dissolved metal ions to demonstrate graphene-based ion channels highly sensitive to externally applied lattice … simulations of the effects of tensile lattice strain on ion permeation across graphene-embedded crown ether pores. … Our findings suggest the first instance of solid-state ion channels with an exponential permeation sensitivity to …

Gold Nanostructures Created by Highly Charged Ions

June 28, 2007
Author(s)
Joshua M. Pomeroy, Holger Grube, A C. Perrella, John D. Gillaspy
… by scanning tunnelling microscopy (STM). Highly charged ions, e.g.,Bi$^{81+}$, represent an exotic form of … gold, highly charged ions, nano-feature, scanning tunneling microscopy … Gold Nanostructures Created by Highly Charged Ions …

Compatibility of trapped ions and dielectrics at cryogenic temperatures

November 17, 2025
Author(s)
Margaret Bruff, Lindsay Sonderhouse, Kaitlyn David, Daniel Slichter, Dietrich Leibfried, Jules Stuart
… quantum networking, trapped ions, optical cavities, integrated photonics, quantum … Compatibility of trapped ions and dielectrics at cryogenic temperatures …

Microcalorimeter/EBIT Measurements of X-Ray Spectra of Highly Charged Ions

January 1, 2001
Author(s)
I Kink, J M. Laming, E Takacs, James V. Porto, John D. Gillaspy, E Silver, H. Schnopper, Simon R. Bandler, M Barbera, N Brickhouse, S Murray, D Landis, J. Beeman, E. E. Haller
… Spectra of highly charged Ar, Kr, Xe and Fe ions, produced in an Electron Beam Ion Trap (EBIT), have been … Kr and to determine a charge state distribution of Kr ions inside the EBIT. Line intensity ratios of Fe XVII have … EBIT, highly charged ions, microcalorimeter, x-ray spectra …
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