Fabrication of Nanometer-to-atomic-scale Structures Using STM and AFM

Abstract

Since it was suggested that individual atoms can be manipulated using scanning tunneling microscope (STM), many attempts have been done to control atoms individually, but they were not successful so far. Here we show some meth-ods for fabricating nanometer- to atomic-scale structures using STM and atomic force microscope (AFM). Focus is put on how to connect these structures to macroscopic electric pads so that electron transport can be measured along these structures.