Journal Articles EPL - Europhysics Letters Year : 1996

Tip-surface interactions in STM experiments on Au(111): atomic-scale metal friction

Abstract

Large morphological changes of Au(111) surfaces can be induced by interaction with a probe tip in typical STM conditions. Gold atoms are transferred from steps on the surface to the tip by a process reminiscent of junction formation in metal friction. In the first passage of the step, up to fifty atoms may be transferred; after this interaction, the step is inactivated for about 1 second, possibly by removal of adsorbates

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hal-00002627 , version 1 (20-08-2004)

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Michelle Fournel, Emmanuelle Lacaze, Michel Schott. Tip-surface interactions in STM experiments on Au(111): atomic-scale metal friction. EPL - Europhysics Letters, 1996, 34, pp.489. ⟨10.1209/epl/i1996-00484-4⟩. ⟨hal-00002627⟩

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