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Title: Writing nanometer-scale symbols in gold using the scanning tunneling microscope

Journal Article · · Appl. Phys. Lett.; (United States)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.100687· OSTI ID:6155018

The conditions required to electroetch nanometer-sized craters in flat gold substrates with a scanning tunneling microscope operating in air are identified. Reproducible nanometer-scale modifications of the substrate are possible. Letters and complex symbols with linewidths as small as 2 nm have been written. Experiments show that a good tunneling tip is not destroyed by the writing process.

Research Organization:
Department of Physics, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907
OSTI ID:
6155018
Journal Information:
Appl. Phys. Lett.; (United States), Vol. 54:15
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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