caa a22 4500 388075023 CHVBK 20180307125158.0 cr unu---uuuuu 161130e199908 xx s 000 0 eng 10.1557/S0883769400052854 doi S0883769400052854 pii (NATIONALLICENCE)cambridge-10.1557/S0883769400052854 Nanowires by Step Decoration [Elektronische Daten] Recent advances in the control of thin films and surfaces have brought an intriguing question within reach: Is it possible to tailor the electronic properties of solids by controlling them layer by layer or row by row? Customized molecules are commonplace in biochemistry. Can the same idea be brought to bear on solids and electronic materials? Electronic properties of semiconductor devices have been controlled by hetero-structures, quantum wells, and super-lattices. Magnetism as a cooperative phenomenon lends itself to manipulation in small structures, where neighbor atoms can be replaced systematically by species with stronger or weaker magnetism. In fact, a class of magnetic/nonmagnetic multilayers termed spin valves has recently been introduced into commercial read heads for magnetically stored data. The optimum thickness of their active region lies in the single-digit-nanometer regime. The smallest nanostructures may be viewed as objects consisting only of interfaces with no bulk behind them. More typically, single-digit-nanometer dimensions are sufficient for realizing the benefits of structuring (e.g., operating a quantum-well device at room temperature). This regime is difficult to reach with lithography methods, particularly when macroscopic amounts are to be fabricated. Self-assembly becomes the method of choice. Copyright © Materials Research Society 1999 Himpsel F.J. Jung T. Kirakosian A. Lin J.-L Petrovykh D.Y. Rauscher H. Viernow J. MRS Bulletin Cambridge University Press 24/8(1999-08), 20-24 0883-7694 24:8<20 1999 24 MRS https://doi.org/10.1557/S0883769400052854 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1557/S0883769400052854 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Himpsel F.J. NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Jung T. NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Kirakosian A. NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Lin J.-L NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Petrovykh D.Y. NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Rauscher H. NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Viernow J. NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- MRS Bulletin Cambridge University Press 24/8(1999-08), 20-24 0883-7694 24:8<20 1999 24 MRS CC0 http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0 nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-cambridge