Experimental demonstrations of single atom manipulation - Revision history

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			See also: '''[[Why force applying mechanosynthesis should work in brief]]'''

	Placing matter atom by atom is indeed possible. <br>		Placing matter atom by atom is indeed possible. <br>
	Even with our still very crude big and clunky current technology. <br>		Even with our still very crude big and clunky current technology. <br>

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	* [[Why gemstone metamaterial technology should work in brief]]		* [[Why gemstone metamaterial technology should work in brief]]
	* [[Ultra high resolution atomically resolving imaging via SPM microscopy]]		* [[Ultra high resolution atomically resolving imaging via SPM microscopy]]
	* [[Why force applying mechanosynthesis should work in brief]]		* '''[[Why force applying mechanosynthesis should work in brief]]'''

	= External links =		= External links =

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	* [[Why gemstone metamaterial technology should work in brief]]		* [[Why gemstone metamaterial technology should work in brief]]
	* [[Ultra high resolution atomically resolving imaging via SPM microscopy]]		* [[Ultra high resolution atomically resolving imaging via SPM microscopy]]
			* [[Why force applying mechanosynthesis should work in brief]]

	= External links =		= External links =

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Related: link to yet unwritten page * Ultra high resolution atomically resolving imaging via SPM microscopy

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	* [[Mechanosynthesis]]		* [[Mechanosynthesis]]
	* [[Why gemstone metamaterial technology should work in brief]]		* [[Why gemstone metamaterial technology should work in brief]]
			* [[Ultra high resolution atomically resolving imaging via SPM microscopy]]

	= External links =		= External links =

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	Flipping these can cause chain reactions like falling dominoes and this could eventually be used for computation. <br>		Flipping these can cause chain reactions like falling dominoes and this could eventually be used for computation. <br>
	[https://youtu.be/78xUNNQv0ro?t=629 (2019) video at 10:29] <br>		[https://youtu.be/78xUNNQv0ro?t=629 (2019) video at 10:29] <br>
			https://www.robertwolkow.com/ <br>

	And more things: [https://engineering.utdallas.edu/quantum-workshop/robert-wolkow.html Far Faster Fabrication of Binary Atomic Silicon Logic Circuitry]		And more things: [https://engineering.utdallas.edu/quantum-workshop/robert-wolkow.html Far Faster Fabrication of Binary Atomic Silicon Logic Circuitry]

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Diamondoid AP tooltips

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	* linked via three -S-CH2- bridges to a gold surface.		* linked via three -S-CH2- bridges to a gold surface.

	Video (timestamp 35:44): [https://youtu.be/VhG0_KkXWwk?list=PLH78wfbGI1x3hjH8RKrgoT6pgUG-k0vdI&t=2144]		'''Video (timestamp 35:44): [https://youtu.be/VhG0_KkXWwk?list=PLH78wfbGI1x3hjH8RKrgoT6pgUG-k0vdI&t=2144]'''
	* One diamondoid tool was created and verified		* One diamondoid tool was created and verified
	* abstraction of an atom (presumably hydrogen) from an SPM tip may have been demonstrated (?) – UV cleared		* abstraction of an atom (presumably hydrogen) from an SPM tip may have been demonstrated (?) – UV cleared
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	* Also mentioned: Expected benefit 100x to 1000x speedup from MEMS AFM/STM (UT Dallas)		* Also mentioned: Expected benefit 100x to 1000x speedup from MEMS AFM/STM (UT Dallas)

	Video (timestamp 13:57): [https://youtu.be/VhG0_KkXWwk?list=PLH78wfbGI1x3hjH8RKrgoT6pgUG-k0vdI&t=844]		'''Video (timestamp 13:57): [https://youtu.be/VhG0_KkXWwk?list=PLH78wfbGI1x3hjH8RKrgoT6pgUG-k0vdI&t=844]'''
	* Location: UCLA (University of California, Los Angeles)		* Location: UCLA (University of California, Los Angeles)
	* Funding: seems switched to CBN (Canadian Banknote Company) – Now core of Canadas APM program?		* Funding: seems switched to CBN (Canadian Banknote Company) – Now core of Canadas APM program?

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	Specifically one of the tips supposedly tried was		Specifically one of the tips supposedly tried was
	* an ethyne radical		* an ethyne radical •C≡C-R
	* on the tip of an adamantane cage		* on the tip of an [[adamantane]] cage
	* linked via three -S-CH2- bridges to a gold surface.		* linked via three -S-CH2- bridges to a gold surface.

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-There already have been several demonstrations that placing matter atom by atom is indeed possible even with our still very crude big and clunky current technology.
+Placing matter atom by atom is indeed possible. <br>
 * At first this was limited to extremely low temperatures (liquid helium) metallic surfaces and [[scanning probe microscopy|scanning tunneling microscopes]].
 * Later it was shown that (as expectable) on covalent surfaces atoms stay put at much higher (but still cold) temperatures (liquid nitrogen)
-* A bit of scaling up was shown too but this was all done on the easier purely metallic systems.
+* A bit of scaling up was shown too, but scaling to bigger products that retain [[positional atomic precision]] was so far (2022) all done only <br>– on the easier purely metallic systems and <br>– with 2D hydrogen abstraction on silicon
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 * the famous [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_(atoms) IBM atoms] (Xenon on nickel al liquid helium temperatures)
 = Pure metals - easiest in lab - least useful in advanced APM =
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 But this also removes information that might have been more than just random noise.
 (Method: Fourier transformation (FT) this gives an "image spectrum image" -> cutting of outer high frequency border leaving in important peaks -> backward FT)
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	There already have been several demonstrations that placing matter atom by atom is indeed possible even with our still very crude big and clunky current technology.		There already have been several demonstrations that placing matter atom by atom is indeed possible even with our still very crude big and clunky current technology.
	* At first this was limited to extremely low temperatures (liquid helium) metallic surfaces and [[scanning probe microscopy\|scanning tunneling microscopes]].		* At first this was limited to extremely low temperatures (liquid helium) metallic surfaces and [[scanning probe microscopy\|scanning tunneling microscopes]].
	* Later it was shown that (as expectable) on covalent surfaces ~~things~~ stay put at much higher (but still cold) temperatures (liquid nitrogen)		* Later it was shown that (as expectable) on covalent surfaces atoms stay put at much higher (but still cold) temperatures (liquid nitrogen)
	* A bit of scaling up was shown too but this was all done on the easier purely metallic systems.		* A bit of scaling up was shown too but this was all done on the easier purely metallic systems.

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	[[File:1280px-NIST_HipHopAtomLogo.jpg\|400px\|thumb\|right\|Cobalt atoms precisely arranged on copper a surface. This was done at very low temperature under [[UHV]]. This is a 3D surface representation of a non 3D property that was strongly "smoothed" in post processing. Details in the main text. (Disclaimer: This wiki is not in any way associated with the National Institute of Standards and Technology - NIST) Side-note: There's a much more famous similar image made by IBM employees but it's not under a free license)]]
	~~[[File:Piezochemical-silicon-mechanosynthesis-demo.png\|400px\|thumb\|right\|Extraction an re-deposition a a single silicon atom (at 78K) was experimentally demonstrated.]]~~

	There already have been several demonstrations that placing matter atom by atom is indeed possible even with our still very crude big and clunky current technology.		There already have been several demonstrations that placing matter atom by atom is indeed possible even with our still very crude big and clunky current technology.
	* At first this was limited to extremely low temperatures (liquid helium) metallic surfaces and [[scanning probe microscopy\|scanning tunneling microscopes]].		* At first this was limited to extremely low temperatures (liquid helium) metallic surfaces and [[scanning probe microscopy\|scanning tunneling microscopes]].
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	== Somewhat cold to warm nonmetals ==		== Somewhat cold to warm nonmetals ==

			[[File:Piezochemical-silicon-mechanosynthesis-demo.png\|400px\|thumb\|right\|Extraction an re-deposition a a single silicon atom (at 78K) was experimentally demonstrated.]]

	'''Crude but more than hydrogen:''' <br>		'''Crude but more than hydrogen:''' <br>
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	== Ultracold to cold metals ==		== Ultracold to cold metals ==

			[[File:1280px-NIST_HipHopAtomLogo.jpg\|400px\|thumb\|right\|Cobalt atoms precisely arranged on copper a surface. This was done at very low temperature under [[UHV]]. This is a 3D surface representation of a non 3D property that was strongly "smoothed" in post processing. Details in the main text. (Disclaimer: This wiki is not in any way associated with the National Institute of Standards and Technology - NIST) Side-note: There's a much more famous similar image made by IBM employees but it's not under a free license)]]

	There have been demonstrations of single atom manipulation <br>		There have been demonstrations of single atom manipulation <br>

Experimental demonstrations of single atom manipulation - Revision history

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