Atomically precise manufacturing of silicon electronics

J Pitters, J Croshaw, R Achal, L Livadaru, S Ng… - ACS …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Atomically precise manufacturing (APM) is a key technique that involves the direct control of
atoms in order to manufacture products or components of products. It has been developed …

Scanning tunneling spectroscopy reveals a silicon dangling bond charge state transition

H Labidi, M Taucer, M Rashidi, M Koleini… - New Journal of …, 2015 - iopscience.iop.org
We report the study of single dangling bonds (DBs) on a hydrogen-terminated silicon (100)
surface using a low-temperature scanning tunneling microscope. By investigating samples …

Deep learning-guided surface characterization for autonomous hydrogen lithography

M Rashidi, J Croshaw, K Mastel… - Machine Learning …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
As the development of atom scale devices transitions from novel, proof-of-concept
demonstrations to state-of-the-art commercial applications, automated assembly of such …

Automated extraction of single H atoms with STM: tip state dependency

M Møller, SP Jarvis, L Guérinet, P Sharp… - …, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
The atomistic structure of the tip apex plays a crucial role in performing reliable atomic-scale
surface and adsorbate manipulation using scanning probe techniques. We have developed …

Atomic defect classification of the H–Si (100) surface through multi-mode scanning probe microscopy

J Croshaw, T Dienel, T Huff… - Beilstein journal of …, 2020 - beilstein-journals.org
The combination of scanning tunnelling microscopy (STM) and non-contact atomic force
microscopy (nc-AFM) allows enhanced extraction and correlation of properties not readily …

Imaging molecular orbitals by scanning tunneling microscopy on a passivated semiconductor

A Bellec, F Ample, D Riedel, G Dujardin… - Nano Letters, 2009 - ACS Publications
Decoupling the electronic properties of a molecule from a substrate is of crucial importance
for the development of single-molecule electronics. This is achieved here by adsorbing …

Multiple atomic scale solid surface interconnects for atom circuits and molecule logic gates

C Joachim, D Martrou, M Rezeq… - Journal of Physics …, 2010 - iopscience.iop.org
The scientific and technical challenges involved in building the planar electrical connection
of an atomic scale circuit to N electrodes (N> 2) are discussed. The practical, laboratory …

Nonlocal Activation of a Bistable Atom through a Surface State Charge-Transfer Process <?format ?>on

A Bellec, D Riedel, G Dujardin, O Boudrioua, L Chaput… - Physical review …, 2010 - APS
The reversible hopping of a bistable atom on the Si (100)-(2× 1): H surface is activated
nonlocally by hole injection into Si-Si bond surface states with a low temperature (5 K) …

Electronic properties of the -doped hydrogenated silicon (100) surface and dehydrogenated structures at 5 K

A Bellec, D Riedel, G Dujardin, O Boudrioua… - Physical Review B …, 2009 - APS
We present a comparative study of the electronic properties of the clean Si (100) and the
hydrogenated Si (100): H surfaces performed with a low-temperature (5 K) scanning …

Reversible charge storage in a single silicon atom

A Bellec, L Chaput, G Dujardin, D Riedel, L Stauffer… - Physical Review B …, 2013 - APS
The ultimate miniaturization of electronic devices at the atomic scale with single electrons
requires controlling the reversible charge storage in a single atom. However, reversible …