Preparation of reliable probes for electrochemical tunneling spectroscopy

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作者
Guell, AG
Díez-Pérez, I
Gorostiza, P
Sanz, F
机构
[1] Univ Barcelona, Ctr Bioelect & Nanobiosci, E-08028 Barcelona, Spain
[2] Univ Barcelona, Dept Phys Chem, E-08028 Barcelona, Spain
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D O I
10.1021/ac035150h
中图分类号
O65 [分析化学];
学科分类号
070302 ; 081704 ;
摘要
We present a new procedure to prepare Pt/Ir probes for electrochemical scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) and spectroscopy applications. We detail the experimental setup and the improvements over previous methods. The probes have been used successfully for measurements of tunneling spectroscopy under electrochemical control, which requires scanning the potential of the tip at high velocity.
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页码:5218 / 5222
页数:5
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