DOI: 10.1063/1.107398. Nanometer-scale electrochemical deposition of silver on graphite using a scanning tunneling microscope

Nanometer-scale electrochemical deposition of silver on graphite using a scanning tunneling microscope

10.1063/1.107398

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Abstract

Silver pillars, 10–30 nm in diameter and 4–10 nm in height, were generated on graphite surfaces using a scanning tunneling microscope. These structures were produced following the application of tip(+), 6 V×50 μs bias pulses in dilute, aqueous silver fluoride. A pit on the graphite surface is formed during the first 5μs of the pulse, followed by nucleation and electrochemical deposition of silver at this pit. This two-step mechanism allows silver pillars to be located with a high lateral precision on the graphite surface−independent of the proximity of the tip to preexisting nucleation sites such as step edges.

Bibliography

Li, W., Virtanen, J. A., & Penner, R. M. (1992). Nanometer-scale electrochemical deposition of silver on graphite using a scanning tunneling microscope. Applied Physics Letters, 60(10), 1181â1183.

Authors 3

Wenjie Li (first)
Jorma A. Virtanen (additional)
Reginald M. Penner (additional)

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Type	When
Created	23 years, 1 month ago (July 26, 2002, 9:33 a.m.)
Deposited	1 year, 6 months ago (Feb. 2, 2024, 10:42 p.m.)
Indexed	1 week, 1 day ago (Aug. 24, 2025, 7:06 p.m.)
Issued	33 years, 5 months ago (March 9, 1992)
Published	33 years, 5 months ago (March 9, 1992)
Published Print	33 years, 5 months ago (March 9, 1992)

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BibTeX

@article{Li_1992, title={Nanometer-scale electrochemical deposition of silver on graphite using a scanning tunneling microscope}, volume={60}, ISSN={1077-3118}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.107398}, DOI={10.1063/1.107398}, number={10}, journal={Applied Physics Letters}, publisher={AIP Publishing}, author={Li, Wenjie and Virtanen, Jorma A. and Penner, Reginald M.}, year={1992}, month=mar, pages={1181–1183} }

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