Metal vacancies capable of generating magnetism can be created in 2D semiconductors by atomic-scale etching induced by electron-beam irradiation.
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van Huis, M.A. Knocking out metal atoms. Nat. Synth (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s44160-024-00523-7
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