Keller et al., 1992 - Google Patents
Sharp, vertical-walled tips for SFM imaging of steep or soft samplesKeller et al., 1992
- Document ID
- 13932562516545060545
- Author
- Keller D
- Deputy D
- Alduino A
- Luo K
- Publication year
- Publication venue
- Ultramicroscopy
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For samples with steep-walled features, for example semiconductors devices and mammalian cells, the STM or SFM will produce faithful images only if the probe tip is very sharp, that is, if the end radius of curvature and the opening angle are small. Sharp tips are …
- 238000003384 imaging method 0 title abstract description 23
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