Atom manipulation on an insulating surface at room temperature

Shigeki Kawai (), Adam S. Foster (), Filippo Federici Canova, Hiroshi Onodera, Shin-ichi Kitamura and Ernst Meyer
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Shigeki Kawai: University of Basel
Adam S. Foster: COMP, Aalto University
Filippo Federici Canova: Tampere University of Technology
Hiroshi Onodera: JEOL Ltd.
Shin-ichi Kitamura: JEOL Ltd.
Ernst Meyer: University of Basel

Nature Communications, 2014, vol. 5, issue 1, 1-7

Abstract: Abstract Atomic manipulation enables us to fabricate a unique structure at the atomic scale. So far, many atomic manipulations have been reported on conductive surfaces, mainly at low temperature with scanning tunnelling microscopy, but atomic manipulation on an insulator at room temperature is still a long-standing challenge. Here we present a systematic atomic manipulation on an insulating surface by advanced atomic force microscopy, enabling construction of complex patterns such as a ‘Swiss cross’ of substitutional bromine ions in the sodium chloride surface.

Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1038/ncomms5403

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