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Schneiderbauer, Maximilian ; Emmrich, Matthias ; Weymouth, Alfred J. ; Giessibl, Franz J.

CO Tip Functionalization Inverts Atomic Force Microscopy
Contrast via Short-Range Electrostatic Forces

Schneiderbauer, Maximilian, Emmrich, Matthias, Weymouth, Alfred J. and Giessibl, Franz J. (2014) CO Tip Functionalization Inverts Atomic Force Microscopy
Contrast via Short-Range Electrostatic Forces.
Physical Review Letters (PRL) 112, 166102-1-166102-5.

Date of publication of this fulltext: 24 Apr 2014 12:01
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Abstract

We investigate insulating Cu2N islands grown on Cu(100) by means of combined scanning tunneling microscopy and atomic force microscopy with two vastly different tips: a bare metal tip and a CO-terminated tip. We use scanning tunneling microscopy data as proposed by Choi, Ruggiero, and Gupta to unambiguously identify atomic positions. Atomic force microscopy images taken with the two different ...

We investigate insulating Cu2N islands grown on Cu(100) by means of combined scanning tunneling microscopy and atomic force microscopy with two vastly different tips: a bare metal tip and a CO-terminated tip. We use scanning tunneling microscopy data as proposed by Choi, Ruggiero, and Gupta to unambiguously identify atomic positions. Atomic force microscopy images taken with the two different tips show an inverted contrast over Cu2N. The observed force contrast can be explained with an electrostatic model, where the two tips have dipole moments of opposite directions. This highlights the importance of short-range electrostatic forces in the formation of atomic contrast on polar surfaces in noncontact atomic force microscopy.



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Item typeArticle
Journal or Publication TitlePhysical Review Letters (PRL)
Publisher:AMER PHYSICAL SOC
Place of Publication:COLLEGE PK
Volume:112
Page Range:166102-1-166102-5
Date23 April 2014
InstitutionsPhysics > Institute of Experimental and Applied Physics > Chair Professor Giessibl > Group Franz J. Giessibl
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.112.166102DOI
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68.37.PsPACS
61.46.−wPACS
68.37.EfPACS
KeywordsCHARGE-STATE; SURFACES; MOLECULES; ANISOTROPY; RESOLUTION; ENERGY;
Dewey Decimal Classification500 Science > 530 Physics
StatusPublished
RefereedYes, this version has been refereed
Created at the University of RegensburgYes
URN of the UB Regensburgurn:nbn:de:bvb:355-epub-298336
Item ID29833

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