Manipulation of graphitic sheets using a tunneling microscope

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Roy, HV [1 ]
Kallinger, C [1 ]
Marsen, B [1 ]
Sattler, K [1 ]
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[1] Univ Hawaii Manoa, Dept Phys & Astron, Honolulu, HI 96822 USA
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10.1063/1.367257
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Folding and unfolding of atomic layers has been performed at step edges of graphite using a scanning tunneling microscope. The technique consists of modulating the distance or bias voltage between the microscope tip and the sample when scanning selected areas. Calculation of the energies involved in the manipulations shows that tip-sample vibration can account for tearing and folding of graphitic layers. (C) 1998 American Institute of Physics.
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