AN EXAMINATION OF SURFACE WAVING ON MERCURY FILM ELECTRODES USING SCANNING-TUNNELING-MICROSCOPY

被引:8
作者
CONROY, JFT
CALDWELL, K
BRUCKNERLEA, C
JANATA, J
机构
[1] PACIFIC NW LAB, ENVIRONM MOLEC SCI LAB, RICHLAND, WA 99352 USA
[2] UNIV UTAH, DEPT BIOENGN, SALT LAKE CITY, UT 84112 USA
关键词
TUNNELING MICROSCOPY; MERCURY FILM;
D O I
10.1016/0013-4686(95)00224-3
中图分类号
O646 [电化学、电解、磁化学];
学科分类号
081704 ;
摘要
Mercury film electrodes (mfe) have been prepared on several substrates and examined using scanning tunneling microscopy (STM). Surface waving was found to be at least one order of magnitude smaller in amplitude than that observed on bulk mercury drops. A solid/liquid/gaseous interface was observed, as was the amplitude of surface waves under various imaging conditions. No resonance condition was observed in these systems. A simple system for exciting surface waves was developed, and used to investigate surface waving of mercury during exposure to various conditions. The source of these waves remains unknown.
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页码:2927 / 2934
页数:8
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