STM TIP-INDUCED CREATION AND ANNIHILATION OF SMALL GE CLUSTERS AND MISSING DIMER VACANCIES ON GE(001)

Authors
ZANDVLIET HJW WULFHEKEL W HENDRIKSEN BLM HATTINK BJ POELSEMA B
Citation
Hjw. Zandvliet et al., STM TIP-INDUCED CREATION AND ANNIHILATION OF SMALL GE CLUSTERS AND MISSING DIMER VACANCIES ON GE(001), Physical review. B, Condensed matter, 57(3), 1998, pp. 1356-1358
Citations number
18
Categorie Soggetti
Physics, Condensed Matter
Journal title
Physical review. B, Condensed matter → ACNP
ISSN journal
01631829
Volume
57
Issue
3
Year of publication
1998
Pages
1356 - 1358
Database
ISI
SICI code
0163-1829(1998)57:3<1356:STCAAO>2.0.ZU;2-9
Abstract
We have observed the appearance and disappearance of small Ge clusters and missing dimer vacancies on Ge/(011) during scanning with a scanni ng tunneling microscope (STM) under standard tunneling conditions at r oom temperature. We claim that these processes are induced by the STM tip. Moreover, we emphasize that the observed features depend on the u sage of different W tips, even if prepared following the same procedur e and using the same tunneling conditions, suggesting a critical influ ence of the tip shape.