Electrochemical preparation of cobalt tips for scanning tunneling microscopy

Electrochemical preparation of cobalt tips for scanning tunneling microscopy

Here we describe a straightforward electrochemical method for fabricating sharp cobalt tips. Such tips are particularly useful for those scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) experiments where the focus is on magnetic properties of the surface and the spin polarized (SP) tunneling current is the relev...

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Veröffentlicht in:Review of scientific instruments 2002-12, Vol.73 (12), p.4254-4256
Hauptverfasser: Albonetti, Cristiano, Bergenti, Ilaria, Cavallini, Massimiliano, Dediu, Valentin, Massi, Massimiliano, Moulin, Jean-François, Biscarini, Fabio
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Here we describe a straightforward electrochemical method for fabricating sharp cobalt tips. Such tips are particularly useful for those scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) experiments where the focus is on magnetic properties of the surface and the spin polarized (SP) tunneling current is the relevant property, such as in SPSTM and SP scanning tunneling spectroscopy.
ISSN:0034-6748
1089-7623
DOI:10.1063/1.1518127