Pattern generation on silicon surfaces and YBa2Cu 3Ox thin films by a scanning tunneling microscope

G. S. Shekhawat*, Ram P. Gupta, A. Agarwal, K. B. Garg, P. D. Vyas

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Abstract

In this article, recent results employing scanning tunneling microscopy-based techniques for the generation of nanometer-scale patterns on hydrofluoric acid treated silicon(100) and YBa2Cu3O x superconducting thin films are presented. Furthermore, we were able to extract silicon (Si) atoms from Si(100)-1×1 surfaces, thereby producing silicon vacancies in the surface. These results thus demonstrate a possible approach for the construction of an atomic scale data memory as well as fabrication of artificial nucleation sites. The emission mechanism is believed to be field assisted evaporation due to the close proximity of the surface and the probe of the microscope.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)127-131
Number of pages5
JournalJournal of Applied Physics
Volume78
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 1995

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Physics and Astronomy

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