ATOMIC & NANOMETER-SCALE MODIF

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 tip and sample in the STM for atomic-scale surface modification; writing of local, electrically active structures in amorphous silicon films by STM; atomic-scale imaging and modification of spins using a magnetic-sensitive STM; 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 semi-conductor 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.