title: Atom manipulation on an insulating surface at room temperature.
abstract: Atomic manipulation enables us to fabricate a unique structure at the atomic scale. So far, many atomic manipulations have been reported on conductive surfaces, mainly at low temperature with scanning tunnelling microscopy, but atomic manipulation on an insulator at room temperature is still a long-standing challenge. Here we present a systematic atomic manipulation on an insulating surface by advanced atomic force microscopy, enabling construction of complex patterns such as a 'Swiss cross' of substitutional bromine ions in the sodium chloride surface.
authors.affiliation: 1] Department of Physics, University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 82, CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland [2] PRESTO, Japan Science and Technology Agency, 4-1-8 Honcho, Kawaguchi, Japan.
authors.forename: Shigeki
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kawai
authors.affiliation: COMP, Department of Applied Physics, Aalto University, PO Box 11100, FI-00076 Aalto, Finland.
authors.forename: Adam S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Foster
authors.affiliation: 1] Department of Physics, Tampere University of Technology, PO Box 692, FI-33010 Tampere, Finland [2] Advanced Institute for Materials Research, Tohoku Univeristy, 2-1-1 Katahira, Sendai 980-8577, Japan.
authors.forename: Filippo Federici
authors.initials: FF
authors.lastname: Canova
authors.affiliation: JEOL Ltd., Musashino 3-1-2, Akishima 196-8554, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Onodera
authors.affiliation: JEOL Ltd., Musashino 3-1-2, Akishima 196-8554, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Shin-ichi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kitamura
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics, University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 82, CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Ernst
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Meyer