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Boebinger MG, Yilmaz DE, Ghosh A, Misra S, Mathis TS, Kalinin SV, Jesse S, Gogotsi Y, van Duin ACT, Unocic RR. Direct Fabrication of Atomically Defined Pores in MXenes Using Feedback-Driven STEM. SMALL METHODS 2024:e2400203. [PMID: 38803318 DOI: 10.1002/smtd.202400203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2024] [Revised: 05/05/2024] [Indexed: 05/29/2024]
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Controlled fabrication of nanopores in 2D materials offer the means to create robust membranes needed for ion transport and nanofiltration. Techniques for creating nanopores have relied upon either plasma etching or direct irradiation; however, aberration-corrected scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM) offers the advantage of combining a sub-Å sized electron beam for atomic manipulation along with atomic resolution imaging. Here, a method for automated nanopore fabrication is utilized with real-time atomic visualization to enhance the mechanistic understanding of beam-induced transformations. Additionally, an electron beam simulation technique, Electron-Beam Simulator (E-BeamSim) is developed to observe the atomic movements and interactions resulting from electron beam irradiation. Using the MXene Ti3C2Tx, the influence of temperature on nanopore fabrication is explored by tracking atomic transformations and find that at room temperature the electron beam irradiation induces random displacement and results in titanium pileups at the nanopore edge, which is confirmed by E-BeamSim. At elevated temperatures, after removal of the surface functional groups and with the increased mobility of atoms results in atomic transformations that lead to the selective removal of atoms layer by layer. This work can lead to the development of defect engineering techniques within functionalized MXene layers and other 2D materials.
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- Matthew G Boebinger
- Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, 37831, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, 16802, USA
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- Computational Sciences and Engineering Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, 37831, USA
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- Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, 37831, USA
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- A.J. Drexel Nanomaterials Institute and Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, 37996, USA
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- Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, 37831, USA
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- A.J. Drexel Nanomaterials Institute and Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, 16802, USA
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- Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, 37831, USA
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Boebinger MG, Brea C, Ding LP, Misra S, Olunloyo O, Yu Y, Xiao K, Lupini AR, Ding F, Hu G, Ganesh P, Jesse S, Unocic RR. The Atomic Drill Bit: Precision Controlled Atomic Fabrication of 2D Materials. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2023; 35:e2210116. [PMID: 36635517 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202210116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2022] [Revised: 01/02/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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The ability to deterministically fabricate nanoscale architectures with atomic precision is the central goal of nanotechnology, whereby highly localized changes in the atomic structure can be exploited to control device properties at their fundamental physical limit. Here, an automated, feedback-controlled atomic fabrication method is reported and the formation of 1D-2D heterostructures in MoS2 is demonstrated through selective transformations along specific crystallographic orientations. The atomic-scale probe of an aberration-corrected scanning transmission electron microscope (STEM) is used, and the shape and symmetry of the scan pathway relative to the sample orientation are controlled. The focused and shaped electron beam is used to reliably create Mo6 S6 nanowire (MoS-NW) terminated metallic-semiconductor 1D-2D edge structures within a pristine MoS2 monolayer with atomic precision. From these results, it is found that a triangular beam path aligned along the zig-zag sulfur terminated (ZZS) direction forms stable MoS-NW edge structures with the highest degree of fidelity without resulting in disordering of the surrounding MoS2 monolayer. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations and ab initio molecular dynamic simulations (AIMD) are used to calculate the energetic barriers for the most stable atomic edge structures and atomic transformation pathways. These discoveries provide an automated method to improve understanding of atomic-scale transformations while opening a pathway toward more precise atomic-scale engineering of materials.
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- Matthew G Boebinger
- Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 1 Bethel Valley Road, Oak Ridge, TN, 37830, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Queens College, City University of New York, 65-30 Kissena Blvd, Flushing, NY, 11367, USA
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- Department of Physics, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi'an Weiyang University Park, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, China
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- Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 1 Bethel Valley Road, Oak Ridge, TN, 37830, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Tennessee, 1408 Circle Dr, Knoxville, TN, 37996, USA
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- Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 1 Bethel Valley Road, Oak Ridge, TN, 37830, USA
- School of Physics and Technology, Wuhan University, Wuchang District, Wuhan, Hubei, 430072, China
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- Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 1 Bethel Valley Road, Oak Ridge, TN, 37830, USA
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- Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 1 Bethel Valley Road, Oak Ridge, TN, 37830, USA
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- Centre for Multidimensional Carbon Materials, Institute for Basic Science, 50 UNIST-gil, Ulsan, 44919, South Korea
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Ulsan Institute of Science and Technology, 50 UNIST-gil, Ulsan, 44919, South Korea
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Queens College, City University of New York, 65-30 Kissena Blvd, Flushing, NY, 11367, USA
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- Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 1 Bethel Valley Road, Oak Ridge, TN, 37830, USA
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- Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 1 Bethel Valley Road, Oak Ridge, TN, 37830, USA
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- Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 1 Bethel Valley Road, Oak Ridge, TN, 37830, USA
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Dyck O, Lupini AR, Jesse S. Atom-by-Atom Direct Writing. NANO LETTERS 2023; 23:2339-2346. [PMID: 36877825 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.3c00114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Direct-write processes enable the alteration or deposition of materials in a continuous, directable, sequential fashion. In this work, we demonstrate an electron beam direct-write process in an aberration-corrected scanning transmission electron microscope. This process has several fundamental differences from conventional electron-beam-induced deposition techniques, where the electron beam dissociates precursor gases into chemically reactive products that bond to a substrate. Here, we use elemental tin (Sn) as a precursor and employ a different mechanism to facilitate deposition. The atomic-sized electron beam is used to generate chemically reactive point defects at desired locations in a graphene substrate. Temperature control of the sample is used to enable the precursor atoms to migrate across the surface and bond to the defect sites, thereby enabling atom-by-atom direct writing.
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- Ondrej Dyck
- Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37830, United States
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- Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37830, United States
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- Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37830, United States
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Fang Y, Zheng W, Peng Y, Liu J, Gao J, Tu Y, Sun S, Huang X, She J, Chen C, Xu S, Yue Y. Differentiate Thermal Property of Mammary Glands for Precise Photothermal Therapy. ADVANCED THERAPEUTICS 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/adtp.202100216] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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- Yuxin Fang
- Key Laboratory of Hydraulic Machinery Transients (MOE) School of Power and Mechanical Engineering Wuhan University Wuhan 430072 China
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- Department of Breast and Thyroid Surgery Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University Wuhan 430060 China
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- Key Laboratory of Hydraulic Machinery Transients (MOE) School of Power and Mechanical Engineering Wuhan University Wuhan 430072 China
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- Department of Breast and Thyroid Surgery Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University Wuhan 430060 China
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- Key Laboratory of Hydraulic Machinery Transients (MOE) School of Power and Mechanical Engineering Wuhan University Wuhan 430072 China
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- Department of Breast and Thyroid Surgery Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University Wuhan 430060 China
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- Department of Breast and Thyroid Surgery Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University Wuhan 430060 China
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- Key Laboratory of Hydraulic Machinery Transients (MOE) School of Power and Mechanical Engineering Wuhan University Wuhan 430072 China
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- Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering Miami University Ohio 45056 USA
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- Department of Breast and Thyroid Surgery Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University Wuhan 430060 China
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- School of Mechanical and Automotive Engineering Shanghai University of Engineering Science Shanghai 201620 China
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- Key Laboratory of Hydraulic Machinery Transients (MOE) School of Power and Mechanical Engineering Wuhan University Wuhan 430072 China
- Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering Miami University Ohio 45056 USA
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Ta HQ, Mendes RG, Liu Y, Yang X, Luo J, Bachmatiuk A, Gemming T, Zeng M, Fu L, Liu L, Rümmeli MH. In Situ Fabrication of Freestanding Single-Atom-Thick 2D Metal/Metallene and 2D Metal/ Metallene Oxide Membranes: Recent Developments. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2021; 8:e2100619. [PMID: 34459155 PMCID: PMC8529443 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202100619] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2021] [Revised: 06/23/2021] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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In recent years, two-dimensional (2D) materials have attracted a lot of research interest as they exhibit several fascinating properties. However, outside of 2D materials derived from van der Waals layered bulk materials only a few other such materials are realized, and it remains difficult to confirm their 2D freestanding structure. Despite that, many metals are predicted to exist as 2D systems. In this review, the authors summarize the recent progress made in the synthesis and characterization of these 2D metals, so called metallenes, and their oxide forms, metallene oxides as free standing 2D structures formed in situ through the use of transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and scanning TEM (STEM) to synthesize these materials. Two primary approaches for forming freestanding monoatomic metallic membranes are identified. In the first, graphene pores as a means to suspend the metallene or metallene oxide and in the second, electron-beam sputtering for the selective etching of metal alloys or thick complex initial materials is employed to obtain freestanding single-atom-thick 2D metal. The data show a growing number of 2D metals/metallenes and 2D metal/ metallene oxides having been confirmed and point to a bright future for further discoveries of these 2D materials.
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- Huy Q. Ta
- Soochow Institute for Energy and Materials InnovationsCollege of EnergyCollaborative Innovation Center of SuzhouNano Science and TechnologyKey Laboratory of Advanced Carbon MaterialsWearable Energy Technologies of Jiangsu ProvinceSoochow UniversitySuzhou215006China
- Institute for Complex MaterialsIFW DresdenP.O. Box D‐01171DresdenGermany
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- Institute for Complex MaterialsIFW DresdenP.O. Box D‐01171DresdenGermany
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- Soochow Institute for Energy and Materials InnovationsCollege of EnergyCollaborative Innovation Center of SuzhouNano Science and TechnologyKey Laboratory of Advanced Carbon MaterialsWearable Energy Technologies of Jiangsu ProvinceSoochow UniversitySuzhou215006China
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- Soochow Institute for Energy and Materials InnovationsCollege of EnergyCollaborative Innovation Center of SuzhouNano Science and TechnologyKey Laboratory of Advanced Carbon MaterialsWearable Energy Technologies of Jiangsu ProvinceSoochow UniversitySuzhou215006China
- School of Energy and Power EngineeringXi'an Jiaotong UniversityNo. 28, Xianning West RoadXi'anShaanxi710049China
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- School of Energy and Power EngineeringXi'an Jiaotong UniversityNo. 28, Xianning West RoadXi'anShaanxi710049China
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- Material Science & Engineering CenterŁukasiewicz Research Network – PORT Polish Center for Technology DevelopmentUl. Stabłowicka 147Wrocław54‐066Poland
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- Institute for Complex MaterialsIFW DresdenP.O. Box D‐01171DresdenGermany
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular ScienceWuhan UniversityWuhan430072China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular ScienceWuhan UniversityWuhan430072China
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- School of Energy and Power EngineeringXi'an Jiaotong UniversityNo. 28, Xianning West RoadXi'anShaanxi710049China
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- Soochow Institute for Energy and Materials InnovationsCollege of EnergyCollaborative Innovation Center of SuzhouNano Science and TechnologyKey Laboratory of Advanced Carbon MaterialsWearable Energy Technologies of Jiangsu ProvinceSoochow UniversitySuzhou215006China
- Institute for Complex MaterialsIFW DresdenP.O. Box D‐01171DresdenGermany
- Centre of Polymer and Carbon MaterialsPolish Academy of SciencesM. Curie‐Sklodowskiej 34Zabrze41‐819Poland
- Center for Energy and Environmental TechnologiesVSB‐Technical University of Ostrava17. Listopadu 15Ostrava708 33Czech Republic
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Zhao X, Loh KP, Pennycook SJ. Electron beam triggered single-atom dynamics in two-dimensional materials. JOURNAL OF PHYSICS. CONDENSED MATTER : AN INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS JOURNAL 2021; 33:063001. [PMID: 33007771 DOI: 10.1088/1361-648x/abbdb9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Controlling atomic structure and dynamics with single-atom precision is the ultimate goal in nanoscience and nanotechnology. Despite great successes being achieved by scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) over the past a few decades, fundamental limitations, such as ultralow temperature, and low throughput, significantly hinder the fabrication of a large array of atomically defined structures by STM. The advent of aberration correction in scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM) revolutionized the field of nanomaterials characterization pushing the detection limit down to single-atom sensitivity. The sub-angstrom focused electron beam (e-beam) of STEM is capable of interacting with an individual atom, thereby it is the ideal platform to direct and control matter at the level of a single atom or a small cluster. In this article, we discuss the transfer of energy and momentum from the incident e-beam to atoms and their subsequent potential dynamics under different e-beam conditions in 2D materials, particularly transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs). Next, we systematically discuss the e-beam triggered structural evolutions of atomic defects, line defects, grain boundaries, and stacking faults in a few representative 2D materials. Their formation mechanisms, kinetic paths, and practical applications are comprehensively discussed. We show that desired structural evolution or atom-by-atom assembly can be precisely manipulated by e-beam irradiation which could introduce intriguing functionalities to 2D materials. In particular, we highlight the recent progress on controlling single Si atom migration in real-time on monolayer graphene along an extended path with high throughput in automated STEM. These results unprecedentedly demonstrate that single-atom dynamics can be realized by an atomically focused e-beam. With the burgeoning of artificial intelligence and big data, we can expect that fully automated microscopes with real-time data analysis and feedback could readily design and fabricate large scale nanostructures with unique functionalities in the near future.
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- Xiaoxu Zhao
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National University of Singapore, 9 Engineering Drive 1, 117575, Singapore
- Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, 3 Science Drive 3, 117543, Singapore
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- Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, 3 Science Drive 3, 117543, Singapore
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National University of Singapore, 9 Engineering Drive 1, 117575, Singapore
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Dyck O, Lingerfelt D, Kim S, Jesse S, Kalinin SV. Direct matter disassembly via electron beam control: electron-beam-mediated catalytic etching of graphene by nanoparticles. NANOTECHNOLOGY 2020; 31:245303. [PMID: 32160595 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/ab7ef8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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We report electron-beam activated motion of a catalytic nanoparticle along a graphene step edge and associated etching of the edge. The catalytic hydrogenation process was observed to be activated by a combination of elevated temperature and electron beam irradiation. Reduction of beam fluence on the particle was sufficient to stop the process, leading to the ability to switch on and off the etching. Such an approach enables the targeting of individual nanoparticles to induce motion and beam-controlled etching of matter through activated electrocatalytic processes. The applications of electron-beam control as a paradigm for molecular-scale robotics are discussed.
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- Ondrej Dyck
- Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, United States of America
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