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Imaging silicon by atomic force microscopy with crystallographically oriented tips
Giessibl, Franz J., Hembacher, Stefan, Bielefeldt, Hartmut and Mannhart, Jochen (2001) Imaging silicon by atomic force microscopy with crystallographically oriented tips. Applied Physics A: Materials Science & Processing 72 (Suppl1), pp. 15-17.Date of publication of this fulltext: 10 Jul 2012 14:33
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DOI to cite this document: 10.5283/epub.25334
Abstract
The images obtained by atomic force microscopy (AFM) originate from a convolution of atomic tip and sample states. Since the vertical resolution of AFM is approaching the picometer level, the atomic and subatomic structure of the tip is becoming increasingly important. Here, we demonstrate the preparation of crystallographically oriented AFM tips by breaking a silicon wafer along its preferential ...
The images obtained by atomic force microscopy (AFM) originate from a convolution of atomic tip and sample states. Since the vertical resolution of AFM is approaching the picometer level, the atomic and subatomic structure of the tip is becoming increasingly important. Here, we demonstrate the preparation of crystallographically oriented AFM tips by breaking a silicon wafer along its preferential cleavage planes. Assuming bulk termination, the front atom of this tip should expose a single dangling bond. Images derived with this tip are consistent with this speculated tip geometry and show unprecedented vertical distinction of the six different surface atom sites of the Si(111)-(727) structure.
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| Item type | Article | ||||||||
| Journal or Publication Title | Applied Physics A: Materials Science & Processing | ||||||||
| Publisher: | Springer Verlag | ||||||||
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| Volume: | 72 | ||||||||
| Number of Issue or Book Chapter: | Suppl1 | ||||||||
| Page Range: | pp. 15-17 | ||||||||
| Date | 27 March 2001 | ||||||||
| Institutions | Physics > Institute of Experimental and Applied Physics > Chair Professor Giessibl > Group Franz J. Giessibl | ||||||||
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| Dewey Decimal Classification | 500 Science > 530 Physics | ||||||||
| Status | Published | ||||||||
| Refereed | Yes, this version has been refereed | ||||||||
| Created at the University of Regensburg | Unknown | ||||||||
| URN of the UB Regensburg | urn:nbn:de:bvb:355-epub-253346 | ||||||||
| Item ID | 25334 |
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