HZDR's Ion Microscope Plays a Crucial Role for the Production of Single Electron Transistors (IMAGE)

Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf

HZDR's Ion Microscope Plays a Crucial Role for the Production of Single Electron Transistors

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HZDR's ion microscope produces a highly focused neon beam that allows for the local mixing of atoms in thin layered stacks. Tempering these stacks, silicon single quantum dots form on their own.

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HZDR / Oliver Killig

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