CBN Nano participates where the future of atomic fabrication is discussed, demonstrated, and
shaped. Our conference presence connects technical achievement with scientific recognition, talent, and
partnership opportunity.
STM — electron-induced switching, migration & C₂ formation on Si(100)
Preprint · July 2026
Electron-Induced Formation of C₂ on Si(100) from Acetylene and Ethylene
O. MacLean, M. Savoie, D. G. Allis, et al. (CBN Nano)
arXiv:2607.19488 [cond-mat.mtrl-sci]
Electron-induced dehydrogenation of acetylene and ethylene on Si(100) at 4 K,
demonstrating C₂ formation and configurational switching — an additional tool for atomically precise
fabrication.
The triple-alkylation route to (hetero)adamantane molecular tools
Preprint · July 2026
(Hetero)adamantane synthesis: A triple alkylation reaction
T. McCallum, S. Rohe, M. Morin, D. G. Allis, et al. (CBN Nano)
ChemRxiv:10.26434/chemrxiv.15002728 [v3]
A convergent triple-alkylation route to (hetero)adamantane scaffolds with tetrel (C, Si,
Ge) bridgeheads — a breakthrough for accessing diamondoid molecular tools with interchangeable
functional groups.
Accepted for publication in the American Chemical Society Journal of Organic Chemistry.
XPS — UV deiodination of surface-bound germaadamantane tools
Preprint · July 2026
Probing sp and sp³ carbon radicals in UHV by iodine capture
R. J. Kirby, N. M. Ćulum, H. Rodriguez, T. Enright, M. Morin, et al. (CBN
Nano)
ChemRxiv:10.26434/chemrxiv.15005601 [v1]
Long-lived sp and sp³ carbon radicals generated on Si(100) from germaadamantane tools via
UV C–I bond scission and tracked by XPS — with reversible reiodination up to 100%, establishing
controlled surface radical chemistry.
IM-STM — C₂ donation & Si-abstraction products on Si(100)
Preprint · June 2026
Towards atom-by-atom fabrication: Mechanosynthetic donation and abstraction
B. Blue, M. Morin, A. Inayeh, et al. (CBN Nano)
arXiv:2606.13876 [cond-mat.mtrl-sci]
Positionally controlled additive (carbon donation) and subtractive (silicon abstraction)
mechanosynthesis on crystalline Si(100) — manipulating radical chemistry with positional control in 3D.
STM — six-carbon structure on Si(100), 2 nm scale bar
Preprint · May 2026
Atomically precise mechanosynthesis of carbon structures on hydrogenated Si(100) by inverted-mode STM
M. Cowie, C. Deimert, R. Groome, A. Inayeh, et al. (CBN Nano)
arXiv:2605.27250 [cond-mat.mtrl-sci]
C₂ units donated to pre-patterned sites on H:Si(100) — single-site donation, multi-site
patterning, and stepwise polyyne assembly via successive C–C bond formation.
Inverted-Mode Scanning Tunneling Microscopy for Atomically Precise Fabrication
E. Barrera, B. Thanabalasingam, M. Taucer, et al. (CBN Nano)
arXiv:2512.24431 [cond-mat.mtrl-sci]
Tailored molecules on Si(100) image the probe apex — solving probe characterization — with
both sides of the tunnel junction acting as reagents positioned with sub-ångström precision.
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