The tip of a scanning tunnelling microscope (STM) above chlorine atoms that have been deliberately moved. By moving individual atoms under their microscope, scientists were able to arrange vacancies in a single layer of chlorine atoms and create atomic lattices with a predetermined electrical response. Photo Ella Maru Studio.
Possibility to arrange the atoms precisely bring designer quantum materials closer to reality. Aalto University researchers have manufactured artificial materials with engineered electronic properties. By moving individual atoms under their microscope, they were able to create atomic lattices with a predetermined electrical response. The possibility to precisely arrange the atoms on a sample bring ‘designer quantum materials’ one step closer to reality...
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