EFFECTS OF ELECTRODE INTERACTIONS OBSERVED IN A MECHANICALLY CONTROLLABLE BREAK JUNCTION

Authors
VOETS J KEIJSERS RJP SHKLYAREVSKII OI VANKEMPEN H
Citation
J. Voets et al., EFFECTS OF ELECTRODE INTERACTIONS OBSERVED IN A MECHANICALLY CONTROLLABLE BREAK JUNCTION, Physical review. B, Condensed matter, 53(3), 1996, pp. 1072-1075
Citations number
19
Categorie Soggetti
Physics, Condensed Matter
Journal title
Physical review. B, Condensed matter → ACNP
ISSN journal
01631829
Volume
53
Issue
3
Year of publication
1996
Pages
1072 - 1075
Database
ISI
SICI code
0163-1829(1996)53:3<1072:EOEIOI>2.0.ZU;2-V
Abstract
In this work we will present measurements that show clear features of electrode interactions. Our data have been obtained using a mechanical ly controllable break junction (MCB). Our findings on strong adhesion forces and anomalous high corrugations are in agreement with recent th eory and previous scanning-tunneling-microscopy studies. The power of a MCB lies in its high stability, providing the opportunity to observe very subtle effects appearing in the measured tunnel current.