Atomic and close-to-atomic scale manufacturing (ACSM) represents techniques for
manufacturing high-end products in various fields, including future-generation computing …

Recent research on the interfacial characteristics of carbon nanotube-polymer
nanocomposites is reviewed. The state of knowledge in the characteristics of the interface …

Resolving individual atoms has always been the ultimate goal of surface microscopy. The
scanning tunneling microscope images atomic-scale features on surfaces, but resolving …

Nanotechnology: An Introduction, Second Edition, is ideal for the newcomer to
nanotechnology, someone who also brings a strong background in one of the traditional …

Atomic-scale characterization and manipulation with scanning probe microscopy rely upon
the use of an atomically sharp probe. Here we present automated methods based on …

Charge states of atoms can be investigated with scanning tunneling microscopy, but this
method requires a conducting substrate. We investigated the charge-switching of individual …

During the past 20 years, the manipulation of atoms and molecules at surfaces has allowed
the construction and characterization of model systems that could, potentially, act as building …

Human beings have witnessed unprecedented developments since the 1760s using
precision tools and manufacturing methods that have led to ever-increasing precision, from …

One of the outstanding advancements in electronic‐structure density‐functional methods is
the Sankey–Niklewski (SN) approach [Sankey and Niklewski, Phys. Rev. B 40, 3979 (1989)]; …

Assembling matter atom-by-atom into functional devices is the ultimate goal of
nanotechnology. The possibility of achieving this goal is intrinsically dependent on the ability …