Direct observation of fullerene-adsorbed tips by scanning tunneling microscopy

被引:33
作者
Kelly, KF
Sarkar, D
Prato, S
Resh, JS
Hale, GD
Halas, NJ
机构
[1] RICE UNIV,DEPT ELECT & COMP ENGN,HOUSTON,TX 77251
[2] RICE UNIV,RICE QUANTUM INST,HOUSTON,TX 77251
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JOURNAL OF VACUUM SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY B | 1996年 / 14卷 / 02期
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10.1116/1.589141
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TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
We have succeeded in imaging individual C-60 molecules that have been adsorbed onto the tunneling region of a scanning tunneling microscopy tip. The individual tip-adsorbed molecules are imaged by scanning the fullerene-adsorbed tip over a defect covered graphite surface. The defects are generated by low energy argon ion bombardment and protrude from the graphite surface. These nanometer-size defects serve as a surface tip array which inverse images the molecules adsorbed to the tip when the surface is scanned. (C) 1996 American Vacuum Society.
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页码:593 / 596
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