Scanning probe microscopy

K Bian, C Gerber, AJ Heinrich, DJ Müller… - Nature Reviews …, 2021 - nature.com
Scanning probe microscopy (SPM), a key invention in nanoscience, has by now been
extended to a wide spectrum of basic and applied fields. Its application to basic science led …

Single dopants in semiconductors

PM Koenraad, ME Flatté - Nature materials, 2011 - nature.com
The sensitive dependence of a semiconductor's electronic, optical and magnetic properties
on dopants has provided an extensive range of tunable phenomena to explore and apply to …

Imaging two-dimensional generalized Wigner crystals

H Li, S Li, EC Regan, D Wang, W Zhao, S Kahn… - Nature, 2021 - nature.com
The Wigner crystal has fascinated condensed matter physicists for nearly 90 years,,,,,,,,,,,–.
Signatures of two-dimensional (2D) Wigner crystals were first observed in 2D electron gases …

Dilute Rhenium Do** and its Impact on Defects in MoS2

R Torsi, KT Munson, R Pendurthi, E Marques… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Substitutionally doped 2D transition metal dichalcogenides are primed for next-generation
device applications such as field effect transistors (FET), sensors, and optoelectronic circuits …

Large Spin-Orbit Splitting of Deep In-Gap Defect States of Engineered Sulfur Vacancies in Monolayer

B Schuler, DY Qiu, S Refaely-Abramson, C Kastl… - Physical review …, 2019 - APS
Structural defects in 2D materials offer an effective way to engineer new material
functionalities beyond conventional do**. We report on the direct experimental correlation …

Nanoscale electric-field imaging based on a quantum sensor and its charge-state control under ambient condition

K Bian, W Zheng, X Zeng, X Chen, R Stöhr… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Nitrogen-vacancy (NV) centers in diamond can be used as quantum sensors to image the
magnetic field with nanoscale resolution. However, nanoscale electric-field map** has not …

Characterization and manipulation of individual defects in insulating hexagonal boron nitride using scanning tunnelling microscopy

D Wong, J Velasco Jr, L Ju, J Lee, S Kahn… - Nature …, 2015 - nature.com
Defects play a key role in determining the properties and technological applications of
nanoscale materials and, because they tend to be highly localized, characterizing them at …

Gate-controlled ionization and screening of cobalt adatoms on a graphene surface

VW Brar, R Decker, HM Solowan, Y Wang, L Maserati… - Nature Physics, 2011 - nature.com
Graphene impurities provide both a source of mobility-limiting disorder and a means to
desirably alter graphene electronic structure. Adsorbates on graphene can, for example …

A substitutional quantum defect in WS2 discovered by high-throughput computational screening and fabricated by site-selective STM manipulation

JC Thomas, W Chen, Y **ong, BA Barker… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Point defects in two-dimensional materials are of key interest for quantum information
science. However, the parameter space of possible defects is immense, making the …

Imaging local discharge cascades for correlated electrons in WS2/WSe2 moiré superlattices

H Li, S Li, MH Naik, J **e, X Li, E Regan, D Wang… - Nature Physics, 2021 - nature.com
Transition metal dichalcogenide moiré heterostructures provide an ideal platform to explore
the extended Hubbard model, where long-range Coulomb interactions play a critical role in …