Novel 2-photon atom manipulation for ultra-nanoscale processing of diamond

在许多科学和技术领域，人们对开发钻石的非凡特性有着浓厚的兴趣，但制造和加工设备仍然是一个主要挑战。这个项目将建立在之前的工作基础上，利用最近发现的一种新的激光诱导表面现象，首次为任何材料提供了用光以原子精度操纵表面原子的令人兴奋的前景。该项目旨在阐明支撑光相互作用的机制，以揭示其全部潜力，并利用它来解决当前技术无法解决的金刚石纳米器件制造中的关键问题。预计这些成果将直接增强澳大利亚目前在基于钻石的量子和光子技术方面的优势。

There is intense interest in exploiting diamond's remarkable properties in many fields of science and technology, but fabricating and processing devices remains a major challenge. This project will build on previous work, using a recently discovered novel laser-induced surface phenomenon that enables, for the first time for any material, the exciting prospect of using light to manipulate surface atoms with atomic precision. This project aims to elucidate the mechanisms underpinning the optical interaction to reveal its full potential and use it to address key problems in diamond nano-device fabrication that lie beyond the reach of current techniques. It is expected that the outcomes will directly enhance Australia's current strengths in diamond-based quantum and photonic technologies.