Individual Atom Manipulation with Tunnelling Electrons
Uses a scanning tunnelling microscope to position individual xenon atoms on a nickel surface.
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Donald Eigler Biography and Timeline
Follow Donald Eigler through 2 dated historical records for United States of America.
Donald Eigler, historical timeline
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1993
Quantum Corral Electron Standing Waves
Builds a ring of atoms with a scanning tunnelling microscope and images standing-wave patterns of surface electrons confined inside it.
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