Gu Chang-Zhi et al 2002 Chinese Phys. 11 1042 doi:10.1088/1009-1963/11/10/314
Gu Chang-Zhi1, K F Braun2 and K H Rieder2
Show affiliationsIn the work reported in this paper, we have used a low-temperature scanning tunnelling microscope (LT-STM) system to manipulate accurately single atoms. We show how we can use a LT-STM to image and modify a bulk Ag(111) surface and manipulate Ag atoms from substrate and evaporated adsorbates on Ag(111) substrates. We present a synergistic combination of STM-induced modification and ordered arrays of nanometre-scale structures. In particular, we demonstrate the ability to modify Ag atomic nanometre structures on the Ag(111) substrate and some English letters and a Chinese character can be written by single Ag atoms coming from the substrate and evaporated adsorbates on Ag(111). In this way, we supply an effective basis to explore the fundamental physical properties of a nanometre structure and to develop nanotechnology with a `bottom-up' approach.
68.43.Fg Adsorbate structure (binding sites, geometry)
68.37.Ef Scanning tunneling microscopy (including chemistry induced with STM)
Issue 10 ( 1 October 2002)
Received 27 March 2002, in final form 20 June 2002
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