Tip-induced surface polarization: A new mechanism for contrast in the scanning tunnelling microscope

Surface Science

Volumn 380, Issue 1, 1997, Pages

  Ness, H ^a   Fisher, A J ^a   Briggs, G A D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Scanning tunneling microscopy

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); POLARIZATION; SCANNING TUNNELING MICROSCOPY; SILICON; SURFACE PHENOMENA;

TIP INDUCED SURFACE POLARIZATION;

ETHYLENE;

EID: 0031143669     PISSN: 00396028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0039-6028(97)00003-4     Document Type: Article

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