A Quantum‐Stabilized Mirror for Atoms
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Abstract
“The smoothest surface ever made”, that is, a mirror for atoms comprising a Pb thin film on Si(111), is stabilized through quantum size effects to be atomically flat. It shows an absolute reflectivity for He atoms of 15%, and we report on how values close to 40% could be obtained. This highly reflective mirror can also be electrostatically bent to focus the He beam into a sub-micrometer spot. This implies that current prototype scanning helium atom microscopy/diffractometry instruments could easily reach nanometer resolution.
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OpenAlex topics: Surface and Thin Film Phenomena · Magnetic properties of thin films · Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism
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