Materials science and chemistry have played a central and significant role in advancing
society. With the shift toward sustainable living, it is anticipated that the development of …

Atomic and close-to-atomic scale manufacturing (ACSM) represents techniques for
manufacturing high-end products in various fields, including future-generation computing …

Atomic force microscopy (AFM) was introduced in 1986 and has since made its way into
surface science, nanoscience, chemistry, biology, and material science as an imaging and …

Atomically precise manufacturing (APM) is a key technique that involves the direct control of
atoms in order to manufacture products or components of products. It has been developed …

Atomic-scale characterization and manipulation with scanning probe microscopy rely upon
the use of an atomically sharp probe. Here we present automated methods based on …

Patterning antidots, which are regions of potential hills that repel electrons, into well-defined
antidot lattices creates fascinating artificial periodic structures, leading to anomalous …

For the past several decades, VLSI design has been focused on lowering the size, power,
and delay. As of now, this miniaturization does not seems to be a possible way to address …

Atomic-scale manipulation in scanning tunneling microscopy has enabled the creation of
quantum states of matter based on artificial structures and extreme miniaturization of …

Assembling matter atom-by-atom into functional devices is the ultimate goal of
nanotechnology. The possibility of achieving this goal is intrinsically dependent on the ability …

At the atomic scale, there has always been a trade-off between the ease of fabrication of
structures and their thermal stability. Complex structures that are created effortlessly often …