News tagged with stm
High-temperature superconductivity starts at nanoscale
(Phys.org) -- High-temperature superconductivity doesn't happen all it once. It starts in isolated nanoscale patches that gradually expand until they take over.
May 31, 2012 |
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Research team devises better method for mapping orbitals of molecules
(PhysOrg.com) -- A team of physicists comprised of members from IBM Research in Switzerland and the University of Liverpool in the U.K. have figured out a way to improve on results obtained using a Scanning Tunneling Microscope ...
Aug 25, 2011 |
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Embracing superficial imperfections
Chemists normally work rigorously to exclude impurities from their reactions. This is especially true for scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) experiments that can produce atomic-scale images of surfaces. Using ...
Jul 01, 2011 |
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A molecule that switches on and off
A single molecule whose charge state and shape can be changed at will: the latest breakthrough at the CEMES should prove a key advantage in the race for miniaturization. In addition to controlling its charge ...
Jun 10, 2011 |
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Researchers put a new spin on atomic musical chairs
Researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the Naval Research Laboratory have developed a new way to introduce magnetic impurities in a semiconductor crystal by prodding it with ...
Dec 02, 2009 |
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IBM Celebrates 20th Anniversary of Moving Atoms (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- On this day in 1989, IBM Fellow Don Eigler became the first person in history to move and control an individual atom. Shortly thereafter, on November 11 of that year, Eigler and his team ...
Sep 28, 2009 |
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