Quantum corrals

Quantum corrals

Left: An STM image of a quantum corral made of iron atoms on a copper (111) surface (source: http://www.almaden.ibm.com/vis/stm/corral.html). Right: A 2D quantum dynamics simulation that shows the motion of an electron cloud in a circular corral setup.


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