Unique determination of “subatomic” contrast by imaging covalent backbonding
The origin of so-called “subatomic” resolution in dynamic force microscopy has remained controversial since its first observation in 2000. A number of detailed experimental and theoretical studies have identified different possible physicochemical mechanisms potentially giving rise to subatomic cont...
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| author | Sweetman, Adam Rahe, Philipp Moriarty, Philip |
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| description | The origin of so-called “subatomic” resolution in dynamic force microscopy has remained controversial since its first observation in 2000. A number of detailed experimental and theoretical studies have identified different possible physicochemical mechanisms potentially giving rise to subatomic contrast. In this study, for the first time we are able to assign the origin of a specific instance of subatomic contrast as being due to the back bonding of a surface atom in the tip−sample junction. |
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| spelling | nottingham-317012020-05-04T16:44:49Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/31701/ Unique determination of “subatomic” contrast by imaging covalent backbonding Sweetman, Adam Rahe, Philipp Moriarty, Philip The origin of so-called “subatomic” resolution in dynamic force microscopy has remained controversial since its first observation in 2000. A number of detailed experimental and theoretical studies have identified different possible physicochemical mechanisms potentially giving rise to subatomic contrast. In this study, for the first time we are able to assign the origin of a specific instance of subatomic contrast as being due to the back bonding of a surface atom in the tip−sample junction. American Chemical Society 2014-03-14 Article PeerReviewed Sweetman, Adam, Rahe, Philipp and Moriarty, Philip (2014) Unique determination of “subatomic” contrast by imaging covalent backbonding. Nano Letters, 14 (5). pp. 2265-2270. ISSN 1530-6984 NC-AFM; DFM; subatomic; Si(111); qPlus; UHV http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/nl4041803 doi:10.1021/nl4041803 doi:10.1021/nl4041803 |
| spellingShingle | NC-AFM; DFM; subatomic; Si(111); qPlus; UHV Sweetman, Adam Rahe, Philipp Moriarty, Philip Unique determination of “subatomic” contrast by imaging covalent backbonding |
| title | Unique determination of “subatomic” contrast by imaging covalent backbonding |
| title_full | Unique determination of “subatomic” contrast by imaging covalent backbonding |
| title_fullStr | Unique determination of “subatomic” contrast by imaging covalent backbonding |
| title_full_unstemmed | Unique determination of “subatomic” contrast by imaging covalent backbonding |
| title_short | Unique determination of “subatomic” contrast by imaging covalent backbonding |
| title_sort | unique determination of “subatomic” contrast by imaging covalent backbonding |
| topic | NC-AFM; DFM; subatomic; Si(111); qPlus; UHV |
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