A convenient method for removing surface oxides from tungsten STM tips
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- 1 January 1993
- journal article
- conference paper
- Published by AIP Publishing in Review of Scientific Instruments
- Vol. 64 (1) , 263-264
Abstract
A convenient treatment that can be applied to tungsten scanning tunneling microscope tips prepared by electrochemical etching in aqueous base is described. The treatment removes the majority of the tungsten oxide layer present after etching and produces a very stable tunnel junction and a high success rate in preparing tips for atomic-resolution imaging.Keywords
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