Engineering quantum states and electronic landscapes through surface molecular nanoarchitectures
Ignacio Piquero‐Zulaica, Jorge Lobo‐Checa, Zakaria M. Abd El‐Fattah, J. Enrique Ortega, Florian Klappenberger, Willi Auwärter, Johannes V. Barth
Abstract
Surfaces of solid-state materials can be manipulated to fashion quantum dots and bespoke electronic properties. This review provides an overview of the work done to shape surface 2D electron gasses by means of patterning with molecule-based networks formed via supramolecular self-assembly or atomistic manipulation protocols, giving rise to distinct phenomena in the quantum regime. A vision of applying and engineering these techniques to achieve control over surface electron quantum states for many systems is presented.
Topics & Concepts
PhysicsSurface (topology)Surface statesElectronic structureNanotechnologyEngineering physicsQuantum mechanicsMathematicsMaterials scienceGeometrySurface Chemistry and CatalysisMolecular Junctions and NanostructuresSurface and Thin Film Phenomena