Multilevel Atomic-Scale Transistors Based on Metallic Quantum Point Contacts

  • author:

    F.-Q. Xie, R. Maul, Ch. Obermair, W. Wenzel, G. Schön, and Th. Schimmel

  • place:

    Adv. Mater. 22, 2033

  • date: 2010
  • Multilevel logic and storage devices on the atomic scale are of great interest as they allow more efficient data storage and processing with a smaller number of logical gates. Here we demonstrate a multilevel atomic quantum transistor, allowing for the gate-controlled switching between different quantized conducting states providing a basis for the future development of novel ultra-small quantum- electronic devices.