Abstract
A simple model is presented to investigate the effect of the size of the tip in a scanning tunneling microscope on the image of graphite. In the model, the tip and carbon atoms of the surface of graphite are replaced by circles with areas effective to the local tunneling currents. It is shown that the STM images reflect the hexagonal arrangement of carbons but differ depending on the size of the tip.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 995-996 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| Journal | Japanese journal of applied physics |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue number | 6A |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1987 Jun |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Engineering(all)
- Physics and Astronomy(all)
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Horie, C., & Miyazaki, H. (1987). STM images of graphite dependent on size of the tip. Japanese journal of applied physics, 26(6A), 995-996. https://doi.org/10.1143/JJAP.26.L995