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Publication
Applied Physics Letters
Paper
Atomic resolution scanning tunneling microscopy with a gallium arsenide tip
Abstract
A scanning tunneling microscope which uses a gallium arsenide tip has been successfully constructed. Atomic resolution is demonstrated by the imaging of the Si(111)-7×7 surface in ultrahigh vacuum. Details of the tip preparation are given and the tip tunneling current characteristics are discussed.