Mazilova TI, Mikhailovskij IM, Ksenofontov VA, Sadanov EV. Field-ion microscopy of quantum oscillations of linear carbon atomic chains.
NANO LETTERS 2009;
9:774-778. [PMID:
19173614 DOI:
10.1021/nl803399j]
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Abstract
Field ion microscopic imaging of monatomic carbon chains near the ground quantum states and the visualization of their two-dimensional wave functions were demonstrated. Quantum motions with the frequency proportional to the electric field are detected and analyzed with subangstrom lateral resolution. Electric fields above 10(10) V/m can be used for control of a transverse vibration mode of atomic chains in the terahertz spectral range.
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