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SPM bipolar pulsed nanostructuring of graphitic layers

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Local ablation of graphitic layers by SPM probe was investigated. The gap between the tip and sample surface was varied. Mono and bipolar electric impulses were applied. Influence of various processing parameters on graphite ablation rates was investigated. Shallow craters and structures with halfwidth as low as 15 nm were produced. Electromechanical mechanism of graphite nanoablation is discussed.

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Abbreviations

SPM:

Scanning probe microscope;

LAO:

Local anodic oxidation;

HOPG:

Highly oriented pyrolytic graphite.

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  1. Moscow State Institute of Radiotechnics, Electronics and Automation, Moscow, Russia

    S. V. Kosheleva

  2. A.M. Prokhorov General Physics Institute of RAS, Moscow, Russia

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Kosheleva, S.V., Frolov, V.D. & Konov, V.I. SPM bipolar pulsed nanostructuring of graphitic layers. Appl. Phys. A 110, 317–319 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-012-7120-2

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