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Scanning tunnelling microscopy (STM) enables atomic-resolution imaging and atom manipulation, but its utility is often limited by tip degradation and slow serial data acquisition. Fabrication adds another layer of complexity since the tip…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-10-31 Nikola L. Kolev , Tommaso Rodani , Neil J. Curson , Taylor J. Z. Stock , Alberto Cazzaniga

In this paper, we have designed a low-cost scanning tunneling microscope (STM) priced at 300 USD or 2000 CNY. This microscope is suitable for educational purposes and low-demand research imaging at the nanometer level. This microscope's…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2024-01-17 Weilin Ma

We propose a solid-state nuclear spin quantum computer based on application of scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) and well-developed silicon technology. It requires the measurement of tunneling current modulation caused by the Larmor…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-11-07 G. P. Berman , G. W. Brown , M. E. Hawley , V. I. Tsifrinovich

Leveraging scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) for atomic-scale fabrication has led to many advancements such as the creation of atomic electron-spin qubit structures on surfaces. However, the time-consuming and tedious nature of this…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2024-10-18 Angéline Lafleur , Soo-hyon Phark

The Field Ion Microscope (FIM) can be used to characterize the atomic configuration of the apex of sharp tips. These tips are well suited for Scanning Probe Microscopy (SPM) since they predetermine SPM resolution and electronic structure…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2012-08-07 William Paul , Yoichi Miyahara , Peter Grütter

The properties of nanoscopic superconducting structures fabricated with a scanning tunnelling microscope are reviewed, with emphasis on the effects of high magnetic fields. These systems include the smallest superconducting junctions which…

Superconductivity · Physics 2007-05-23 J. G. Rodrigo , H. Suderow , S. Vieira , E. Bascones , F. Guinea

We demonstrate a cryogenic scanned probe microscope (SPM) that has been modified to be controlled with a haptic device, such that the operator can `feel' the surface of a sample under investigation. This system allows for direct tactile…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2022-08-29 Maxwell Freeman , Rhett Applestone , Wyatt Behn , Victor Brar

Spin resonance of single spin centers bears great potential for chemical structure analysis, quantum sensing and quantum coherent manipulation. Essential for these experiments is the presence of a two-level spin system whose energy…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2020-01-08 Philip Willke , Aparajita Singha , Xue Zhang , Taner Esat , Christopher P. Lutz , Andreas J. Heinrich , Taeyoung Choi

We propose an atom-superposition-based method for simulating spin-polarized scanning tunneling microscopy (SP-STM) from first principles. Our approach provides bias dependent STM images in high spatial resolution, with the capability of…

Materials Science · Physics 2011-11-28 Krisztián Palotás , Werner A. Hofer , László Szunyogh

Molecular orbital (MO) is one of the most fundamental concepts for molecules, relating to all branches of chemistry, while scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) has been widely recognized for its potential to measure the spatial distribution…

Chemical Physics · Physics 2025-08-01 Yu Zhu , Renjie Xue , Hao Ren , Yicheng Chen , Wenjie Yan , Bingzheng Wu , Sai Duan , Haiming Zhang , Lifeng Chi , Xin Xu

Transistors, regardless of their size, rely on electrical gates to control the conductance between source and drain contacts. In atomic-scale transistors, this conductance is exquisitely sensitive to single electrons hopping via individual…

Quantum control techniques play an important role in manipulating and harnessing the properties of different quantum systems, including isolated atoms. Here, we propose to achieve quantum control over a single on-surface atomic spin using…

Scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) and micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) have traditionally addressed vastly different length scales - one resolving atoms, the other engineering macroscopic motion. Here we unite these two fields to…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2026-01-09 R. J. G. Elbertse , M. Xu , A. Keşkekler , S. Otte , R. A. Norte

We extend the orbital-dependent electron tunneling model implemented within the three-dimensional (3D) Wentzel-Kramers-Brillouin (WKB) atom-superposition approach for simulating scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) by including arbitrary tip…

Materials Science · Physics 2013-10-15 Gábor Mándi , Norbert Nagy , Krisztián Palotás

Electrons in atoms and molecules move on attosecond time scales. Deciphering their quantum dynamics in space and time calls for high-resolution microscopy at this speed. While scanning tunnelling microscopy (STM) driven with terahertz…

A microscopic theory of the transport in a scanning tunnelling microscope (STM) set-up is introduced for \pi-conjugated molecules on insulating films, based on the density matrix formalism. A key role is played in the theory by the energy…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2012-05-23 Sandra Sobczyk , Andrea Donarini , Milena Grifoni

Moving nanoparticles/atoms to study the nearfield interaction between them is one of the many approaches to explore the optical and electrical properties of these assemblies. Traditional approach included the self assembly by spinning or…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-01-09 Farbod Shafiei

Nanowire heterostructures define high-quality few-electron quantum dots for nanoelectronics, spintronics and quantum information processing. We use a cooled scanning probe microscope (SPM) to image and control an InAs quantum dot in an…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2009-11-13 A. C. Bleszynski-Jayich , L. E. Froberg , M. T. Bjork , H. J. Trodahl , L. Samuelson , R. M. Westervelt

In this study, we present a novel platform based on scanning microwave microscopy for manipulating and detecting tiny vibrations of nanoelectromechanical resonators using a single metallic tip. The tip is placed on the top of a grounded…

Shrinking spintronic devices to the nanoscale ultimately requires localized control of individual atomic magnetic moments. At these length scales, the exchange interaction plays important roles, such as in the stabilization of…