FABRICATION OF ATOMIC-SCALE STRUCTURES ON SI(111)-7X7 USING A SCANNING TUNNELING MICROSCOPE (STM)

被引:38
作者
HUANG, DH [1 ]
UCHIDA, H [1 ]
AONO, M [1 ]
机构
[1] INST PHYS & CHEM RES, WAKO, SAITAMA 35101, JAPAN
来源
JAPANESE JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS PART 1-REGULAR PAPERS BRIEF COMMUNICATIONS & REVIEW PAPERS | 1992年 / 31卷 / 12B期
关键词
NANOLITHOGRAPHY; SILICON SURFACES; FIELD EVAPORATION; SCANNING TUNNELING MICROSCOPE;
D O I
10.1143/JJAP.31.4501
中图分类号
O59 [应用物理学];
学科分类号
摘要
A single Si atom or a group of a few Si atoms can be extracted from a predetermined position of the Si(111)-7 x 7 surface through field evaporation with a scanning tunneling microscope (STM). A method of tip preparation which makes Si atom extraction reliable is presented. The results of many individual Si atom extraction experiments are discussed on the basis of the statistics of extraction with the Si(111)-7 x 7 unit cell.
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页码:4501 / 4503
页数:3
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