1. STM study of room temperature adsorption of Au on the Si(111)(7×7) surface: evidence for the reaction of Au atoms with Si rest atoms

   • I. Chizhov
   • G. Lee
   • R.F. Willis

   Regular paper Pages: 1003 - 1006

2. Imaging of dopants in surface and sub-surface layers of the transition metal dichalcogenides WS₂ and WSe₂ by scanning tunneling microscopy

   • T.W. Matthes
   • C. Sommerhalter
   • P. Leiderer

   Regular paper Pages: 1007 - 1011

3. Self-organized network structure appearing in the B/Si(111)-(\(\sqrt{3}\)×\(\sqrt{3}\))R30° phase formation process studied by scanning tunneling microscopy

   • K. Miyake
   • H. Shigekawa

   Regular paper Pages: 1013 - 1016

4. STM observations of hydrogen-induced Pb clustering on Pb/Si(111) systems

   • Y. Ohba
   • I. Katayama
   • K. Oura

   Regular paper Pages: 1017 - 1019

5. Thermal decomposition of tetraethoxysilane (TEOS) on Si(111)-(7×7)

   • J. Spitzmüller
   • J. Braun
   • R.J. Behm

   Regular paper Pages: 1021 - 1024

6. The role of antiphase domain boundaries in Si epitaxy by ultrahigh vacuum chemical vapor deposition from SiH₄ or SiH₂Cl₂ on Si(100)-(2×1)

   • J. Spitzmüller
   • M. Fehrenbacher
   • R.J. Behm

   Regular paper Pages: 1025 - 1029

7. Strain-induced formation of self-assembled nanostructures in the epitaxial growth of InAs and GaAs on InP(001)

   • Y. Robach
   • M. Phaner
   • L. Porte

   Regular paper Pages: 1031 - 1034

8. Ambient AFM observations of the crater formation in InAs quantum dots on GaAs (001) vicinal surfaces after evaporation in UHV

   • A. Nakamura
   • A.N. Titkov
   • K. Kryganovskii

   Regular paper Pages: 1035 - 1038

9. Growth and transport of structure-controlled hydrogenated Si clusters for deposition on solid surfaces

   • M.O. Watanabe
   • T. Kanayama

   Regular paper Pages: 1039 - 1042

10. STM observation of nickel silicides on Si(001)

    • M. Yoshimura
    • I. Ono
    • K. Ueda

    Regular paper Pages: 1043 - 1045

11. STM observation of Sn overlayers on Si(111)

    • M. Yoshimura
    • B. An
    • K. Ueda

    Regular paper Pages: 1047 - 1049

12. STM study of the interaction of atomic hydrogen with the Sn/Si(111) surface

    • M. Yoshimura
    • B. An
    • K. Ueda

    Regular paper Pages: 1051 - 1054

13. Tunneling spectroscopic study of InAs-covered GaAs under laser irradiation

    • Takuji Takahashi
    • Masahiro Yoshita
    • Hiroyuki Sakaki

    Regular paper Pages: 1055 - 1058

14. Surface potentials on Pd/GaAs contacts studied using scanning probe microscopy

    • H.-Y. Nie
    • J. Masai

    Regular paper Pages: 1059 - 1062

15. Analysis of electrical breakdown failures by means of SFM-based methods

    • A. Born
    • A. Olbrich
    • R. Wiesendanger

    Regular paper Pages: 1063 - 1065

16. The effect of germane variation on microstructure in polycrystalline Si/Si_1-xGe_x thin films grown by rapid thermal chemical vapour deposition: fractal characterisation using scanning probe microscopy

    • P.A. Campbell
    • D.G. Walmsley
    • D.W. McNeill

    Regular paper Pages: 1067 - 1071

17. STM study of epitaxial Dy silicides on Si(111) and Si(001) using ultra-sharp tips prepared by ion bombardment

    • T. Kalka
    • C. Preinesberger
    • M. Dähne-Prietsch

    Regular paper Pages: 1073 - 1075

18. Domain boundaries on a Si(111)-7×7 surface observed by an ultrahigh vacuum scanning tunneling microscope

    • H.Q. Yang
    • J.N. Gao
    • S.J. Panga

    Regular paper Pages: 1077 - 1081

19. An AFM-based surface oxidation process for heavily carbon-doped p-type GaAs with a hole concentration of 1.5×10²¹ cm^-3

    • J.-I. Shirakashi
    • K. Matsumoto
    • M. Konagai

    Regular paper Pages: 1083 - 1087

20. Ex-situ atomic force microscopy studies of vicinal surfaces GaAs(001) grown by molecular beam epitaxy

    • F. Lelarge
    • F. Laruelle
    • Z.Z. Wang

    Regular paper Pages: 1089 - 1093

21. Metal dot structure buried in semiconductor quantum wires fabricated by STM electrically induced modifications

    • S. Yamada
    • T. Kikutani
    • H. Hori

    Regular paper Pages: 1095 - 1099

22. In-situ scanning tunnelling microscopy of hydrogenated amorphous silicon and microcrystalline silicon

    • A.J. Flewitt
    • M.W.D. Froggatt
    • M.E. Welland

    Regular paper Pages: 1101 - 1105

23. Long-range interaction between adatoms at the Cu(111) surface imaged by scanning tunnelling microscopy

    • E. Wahlström
    • I. Ekvall
    • L. Walldén

    Regular paper Pages: 1107 - 1110

24. Formation of mesostructures at the surface of ferritic steel and a nickel monocrystal under increasing load – an in situ AFM experiment

    • O. Meissner
    • J. Schreiber
    • A. Schwab

    Regular paper Pages: 1113 - 1116

25. Initial growth of Fe on Au(100): preferential nucleation, place exchange and enhanced mass transport

    • O.S. Hernán
    • J.M. Gallego
    • R. Miranda

    Regular paper Pages: 1117 - 1120

26. Electronic structure of Gd and Tb on W(110) in the submonolayer coverage regime studied by STM and STS

    • R. Pascal
    • C. Zarnitz
    • R. Wiesendanger

    Regular paper Pages: 1121 - 1123

27. Steps on the Au/Cu(111) surface studied by local work function measurement with STM

    • J.F. Jia
    • Y. Hasegawa
    • T. Sakurai

    Regular paper Pages: 1125 - 1128

28. The observation and new mechanism of an anomalous superperiod on a HOPG surface

    • Z. Jin
    • Q. Hu
    • W. Huang

    Regular paper Pages: 1129 - 1131

29. Morphology of Ag(100) thin films on Fe/GaAs(100) substrates: the influence of film thickness and annealing processes studied by scanning tunneling microscopy

    • J. Lösch
    • P. Leinenbach
    • U. Hartmann

    Regular paper Pages: 1133 - 1135

30. Surface morphology of ion-irradiated Fe films

    • D.K. Avasthi
    • S. Ghosh
    • W. Assmann

    Regular paper Pages: 1137 - 1139

31. Atomically resolved AFM investigations of an amorphous barium silicate surface

    • W. Raberg
    • K. Wandelt

    Regular paper Pages: 1143 - 1146

32. Heavy-ion induced modification of lithium fluoride observed by scanning force microscopy

    • A. Müller
    • R. Neumann
    • C. Trautmann

    Regular paper Pages: 1147 - 1150

33. Scanning force microscopy on heavy-ion tracks in muscovite mica: track diameter versus energy loss and loading force

    • J. Ackermann
    • A. Müller
    • Y. Wang

    Regular paper Pages: 1151 - 1154

34. Lattice disorder and density of states change of graphite surface by single ion impact

    • H. Ogiso
    • W. Mizutani
    • K. Yamanaka

    Regular paper Pages: 1155 - 1158

35. Roughness transitions of diamond(100) induced by hydrogen-plasma treatment

    • B. Koslowski
    • S. Strobel
    • P. Ziemann

    Regular paper Pages: 1159 - 1163

36. Atomic-scale structures of ceramic surfaces: reconstructions of TiO₂ (110)

    • M. Wagner
    • D.A. Bonnell
    • M. Rühle

    Regular paper Pages: 1165 - 1170

37. Identifying conducting phase from the insulating matrix in percolating metal-insulator nanocomposites by conducting atomic force microscopy

    • E.Z. Luo
    • J.B. Xu
    • X. Yan

    Regular paper Pages: 1171 - 1174

38. Atomic force microscopy characterization of sputtered vanadium oxide thin films grown on Al₂O₃ substrate

    • A. Cricenti
    • M. Girasole
    • P. Siciliano

    Regular paper Pages: 1175 - 1178

39. Low-temperature magnetic force microscopy of colossal magnetoresistive films

    • C.-C. Chen
    • Q. Lu
    • A. de Lozanne

    Regular paper Pages: 1181 - 1184

40. Optimization of lateral resolution in magnetic force microscopy

    • S. Porthun
    • L. Abelmann
    • H.J. Hug

    Regular paper Pages: 1185 - 1189

41. Ultrahigh vacuum magnetic force microscopy on in situ grown iron thin films

    • P. Leinenbach
    • J. Lösch
    • U. Hartmann

    Regular paper Pages: 1191 - 1194

42. Morphology and electronic structure of Gd wires studied with scanning tunneling microscopy

    • A. Mühlig
    • T. Günther
    • G. Kaindl

    Regular paper Pages: 1195 - 1198

43. Variable temperature STM and Kerr studies of ultrathin films of Co on Au(111): from self-organized clusters to continuous films

    • S. Padovani
    • P. Molinàs-Mata
    • J.P. Bucher

    Regular paper Pages: 1199 - 1203

44. Correlation between magnetic properties and surface structure observed by scanning tunnelling microscopy in Tb epitaxial thin films

    • R. Kalinowski
    • L.T. Baczewski
    • J. Raułuszkiewicz

    Regular paper Pages: 1205 - 1207

45. Ultra-high-vacuum magnetic force microscopy of the domain structure of ultra-thin Co films

    • M. Dreyer
    • M. Löhndorf
    • R. Wiesendanger

    Regular paper Pages: 1209 - 1212

46. Temperature-dependent vacuum tunneling spectroscopy of rare-earth manganates showing colossal magnetoresistance and charge ordering

    • A. Biswas
    • A.K. Raychaudhuri
    • C.N.R. Rao

    Regular paper Pages: 1213 - 1216

47. YBa₂Cu₃O_7-δ single crystals revisited: Scanning probe data on very pure samples grown in BaZrO₃ crucibles

    • U. Hubler
    • P. Jess
    • H.-J. Güntherodt

    Regular paper Pages: 1219 - 1222

48. Screw-like structures in ex situ Tl₂Ba₂CuO₆ films

    • D. Erts
    • Z.G. Ivanov
    • Q.H. Hu

    Regular paper Pages: 1223 - 1226

49. Adsorption of 1,13-tetradecadiene on Si(111)7×7 studied by STM: possible electrostatic interactions between the aliphatic chain and the surface

    • D. Shachal
    • Y. Manassen

    Regular paper Pages: 1229 - 1231

50. Investigation of morphologies and nanostructures of polymer blends by tapping mode phase imaging

    • Y. Thomann
    • H.-J. Cantow
    • M.-H. Whangbo

    Regular paper Pages: 1233 - 1236