Atomic and Nanometer-Scale Modification of Materials : Fundamentals and Applications

Presents work in the field of atomic and nanometer-scale modification of materials. This work discusses atomic manipulation techniques ranging from scanning tunneling microscopy to light-pressure lithography; and fabrication approaches ranging from molecular-beam epitaxy to molecular self-assembly.

Atom Manipulation with the Scanning Tunneling Microscope.- STM-Induced Modification and Electrical Properties of Surfaces on the Atomic and Nanometer Scales.- Alkali Metals on III - V (110) Semiconductor Surfaces: Overlayer Properties and Manipulation via STM.- Field Ion Evaporation from Sample and Tip in the STM for Atomic-scale Surface Modification.- Writing of Local, Electrically Active Structures in Amorphous Silicon Films by Scanning Tunneling Microscopy.- Atomic-Scale Imaging and Modification of Spins Using a Magnetic-Sensitive Scanning Tunneling Microscope.- Physics and Chemistry in High Electric Fields.- Field-induced Transfer of an Atom Between Two Closely Spaced Electrodes.- Vibrational Heating and Atom Transfer with the STM.- Tip-induced Modifications of Electronic and Atomic Structure.- Field Emission from Single-Atom Protrusion Tips: Electron Spectroscopy and Local Heating.- Four-Point Resistance Measurements of Wires Written with a Scanning Tunneling Microscope.- High Resolution Patterning with the STM.- AFM Data Storage Using Thermomechanical Writing.- BEEM: A Probe of Nanoscale Modification.- Nanoscale Fashioning of Materials.- Growth and In-Situ Processing of Low Dimensional Quantum Structures.- Quantum Dot Fabrication by Optical Lithography and Selective Etching.- High Frequency (MHz) Nanoactuators for Tips and Tip-arrays.- Light Pressure Lithography.- Semiconductor Quantum Dot Resonant Tunneling Spectroscopy.- Single Electron Effects in Small Metallic Tunnel Junctions.- Fabrication and Electric Conductance of a Finite Atomic Gold Wire: A Theoretical Study.- Structure, Dynamics and Electronic Properties of Molecular Nanostructures Observed by STM.- The Modification of Semiconductor Surfaces by Molecular Self-Assembly.- Molecular Self-Assembly and Micromachining.- Characterization of the Interaction of C60 with Au (111).- Molecular and Cellular Organizates on the Electrode Surface for Electronic Control of Their Functions.- Characterization and Application of Nanoscale Artifacts in Scanning Tunneling Microscopy.