Abstract
We present results of the manipulation of antimony clusters on Si(001) by means of a scanning tunneling microscope. By adjusting tip-sample separation and pulse voltage, an antimony cluster can be removed from the sample surface without damaging it. The success rate of the removed-cluster redeposition from the tip back onto the surface is 30%. In the remainder of the attempts a square shaped structure is created that had a hillock in the center. The hillock exhibits a metallic-like I-V curve. Such a structure cannot be created without an Sb cluster previously removed from the surface and located on the tip.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 205-210 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Materials Research Society Symposium - Proceedings |
| Volume | 448 |
| State | Published - 1997 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | Proceedings of the 1996 MRS Fall Meeting - Boston, MA, USA Duration: Dec 2 1996 → Dec 6 1996 |