A convenient method for removing surface oxides from tungsten STM tips

作者: Lisa A. Hockett , Stephen E. Creager

DOI: 10.1063/1.1144394

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摘要: … acid (5 1% in water) immediately after removal from the etching cell. Of the ten untreated tips, … surface under hexadecane. (Our STM instrumental configuration consists of an RHK STM-4 …

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