Nanofabrication via atom optics with chromium

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 2995, Issue , 1997, Pages 90-96

  McClelland, Jabez J ^a   Anderson, W R ^a   Celotta, Robert J ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Atom lithography; Atom manipulation; Atom optics; Chromium; Laser focused atomic deposition; light forces; Magnetic nanostructures; Nanofabrication; Nanostructures

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC PHYSICS; ATOMS; CHROMIUM; ELECTRIC WIRE; LASERS; LIGHT; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; NANOSTRUCTURES; NANOWIRES; REACTIVE ION ETCHING; TWO DIMENSIONAL;

ATOM LITHOGRAPHY; ATOM MANIPULATION; ATOM OPTICS; LASER-FOCUSED ATOMIC DEPOSITION LIGHT FORCES; MAGNETIC NANOSTRUCTURES; NANOFABRICATION;

CRYSTAL ATOMIC STRUCTURE;

EID: 0009108650     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.273745     Document Type: Conference Paper

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