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Gas flow through atomic-scale apertures

Jothi Priyanka Thiruraman, Sidra Abbas Dar, Paul Masih Das, Nasim Hassani, M. Neek-Amal, Ashok Keerthi, Marija Drndić, Boya Radha

2020Science Advances35 citationsDOIOpen Access PDF

Abstract

monolayers with atomic apertures are mechanically sturdy and showed fast helium flow. We propose a simple yet robust method for confirming the formation of atomic apertures over large areas using gas flows, an essential step for pursuing their prospective applications in various domains including molecular separation, single quantum emitters, sensing and monitoring of gases at ultralow concentrations.

Topics & Concepts

HeliumAtomic unitsFlow (mathematics)Scale (ratio)Materials scienceEnvironmental scienceMechanicsPhysicsNanotechnologyAtomic physicsQuantum mechanicsQuantum, superfluid, helium dynamicsCold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein CondensatesQuantum Electrodynamics and Casimir Effect