Atom Manipulation: New Perspectives in Nanoscience

KAVLI LECTURE

Dr. Donald Eigler
IBM, Almaden Research Center

Winner of the 2010 Kavli Prize in Nanoscience, Dr. Eigler was honored for the development of atom manipulation and for the elucidation of quantum phenomena with precisely controlled atomic and molecular arrangements on surfaces.

In 1959 Richard Feynman discussed a "great future" in which "we can arrange the atoms the way we want." In 1989, Feynman's "great future" was ushered in with the discovery of ways to manipulate individual atoms using a scanning tunneling microscope. Dr. Eigler was the first person ever to move and control a single atom. He will review the basics of scanning tunneling microscopy and describe how to extend its capabilities to include the construction of atomically precise structures through the manipulation of individual atoms.

Co-hosted by the Carnegie Institution for Science with the Royal Norwegian Embassy, the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters, and the Kavli Foundation.

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