Scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM) has emerged as a uniquely powerful
tool for structural and functional imaging of materials on the atomic level. Driven by …

Recent advances in transmission electron microscopy instrumentation have made it an
indispensable technique for atomic-scale materials characterization. Concurrently, the …

Single-atom impurities and other atomic-scale defects can notably alter the local vibrational
responses of solids and, ultimately, their macroscopic properties. Using high-resolution …

Recent advances in scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM) allow the real-time
visualization of solid-state transformations in materials, including those induced by an …

Optically active point defects in wide-bandgap crystals are leading building blocks for
quantum information technologies including quantum processors, repeaters, simulators, and …

Human beings have witnessed unprecedented developments since the 1760s using
precision tools and manufacturing methods that have led to ever-increasing precision, from …

The direct manipulation of individual atoms in materials using scanning probe microscopy
has been a seminal achievement of nanotechnology. Recent advances in imaging …

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 …

Building materials from the atom up is the pinnacle of materials fabrication. Until recently the
only platform that offered single‐atom manipulation was scanning tunneling microscopy …

Incorporating heteroatoms into the graphene lattice may be used to tailor its electronic,
mechanical and chemical properties, although directly observed substitutions have thus far …