Abstract-Terahertz-Pulse-Induced Patterning on the Nanoscale with Terahertz Scanning Tunneling Microscopy

Vedran Jelic, Daniel Mildenberger, Peter H. Nguyen, Tianwu Wang, and Frank A. Hegmann

https://www.osapublishing.org/abstract.cfm?uri=cleo_si-2018-SW3D.1&origin=search

We demonstrate that ultrafast terahertz pulses focused onto the tip of scanning tunneling microscope (THz-STM) can be used to pattern structures on a silicon surface via field-assisted removal of surface atoms.

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