Ch. Gerber, G. Binnig, et al.
Review of Scientific Instruments
We show that a gold surface with atomically flat terraces as large as (150 nm)2 can be easily prepared in air by melting a gold wire with an oxyacetylene torch. Features with characteristic dimensions as low as 10 nm can be written and observed on these terraces with a scanning tunneling microscope. The features are appreciably distorted by diffusion within an hour.
Ch. Gerber, G. Binnig, et al.
Review of Scientific Instruments
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Physical Review B
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Nuclear Instruments and Methods In Physics Research
J. Schneir, R. Sonnenfeld, et al.
Physical Review B