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Toggling bistable atoms via mechanical switching of bond angle. / Sweetman, Adam; Jarvis, Samuel; Danza, Rosanna et al.
In: Physical review letters, Vol. 106, No. 13, 136101, 28.03.2011.

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Sweetman, A, Jarvis, S, Danza, R, Bamidele, J, Gangopadhyay, S, Shaw, GA, Kantorovich, L & Moriarty, P 2011, 'Toggling bistable atoms via mechanical switching of bond angle', Physical review letters, vol. 106, no. 13, 136101. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.106.136101

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Sweetman, A., Jarvis, S., Danza, R., Bamidele, J., Gangopadhyay, S., Shaw, G. A., Kantorovich, L., & Moriarty, P. (2011). Toggling bistable atoms via mechanical switching of bond angle. Physical review letters, 106(13), Article 136101. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.106.136101

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Sweetman A, Jarvis S, Danza R, Bamidele J, Gangopadhyay S, Shaw GA et al. Toggling bistable atoms via mechanical switching of bond angle. Physical review letters. 2011 Mar 28;106(13):136101. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.106.136101

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Sweetman, Adam ; Jarvis, Samuel ; Danza, Rosanna et al. / Toggling bistable atoms via mechanical switching of bond angle. In: Physical review letters. 2011 ; Vol. 106, No. 13.

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title = "Toggling bistable atoms via mechanical switching of bond angle",
abstract = "We reversibly switch the state of a bistable atom by direct mechanical manipulation of bond angle using a dynamic force microscope. Individual buckled dimers at the Si(100) surface are flipped via the formation of a single covalent bond, actuating the smallest conceivable in-plane toggle switch (two atoms) via chemical force alone. The response of a given dimer to a flip event depends critically on both the local and nonlocal environment of the target atom-an important consideration for future atomic scale fabrication strategies.",
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AU - Jarvis, Samuel

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AU - Kantorovich, Lev

AU - Moriarty, Philip

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