Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP150102054

Funded Activity Summary

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

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-05-2015

End Date: 31-12-2018

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $414,400.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Nanomanufacturing | Nanotechnology | Condensed Matter Modelling and Density Functional Theory | Lasers and Quantum Electronics |

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Expanding Knowledge in the Physical Sciences | Scientific Instruments | Expanding Knowledge in Technology

Other Keywords

Condensed Matter Modelling and Density Functional Theory | Expanding Knowledge in Technology | Expanding Knowledge in the Physical Sciences | Lasers and Quantum Electronics | Nanomanufacturing | Nanotechnology | Scientific Instruments

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