London forces in highly oriented pyrolytic graphite

Surface of highly oriented pyrolytic graphite with terrace steps was studied using scanning tunneling microscopy with high spatial resolution. Spots with positive and negative charges were found in the vicinity of the steps. Values of the charges depended both on the microscope needle scan velocity...

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Main Authors: L.V. Poperenko, S.G. Rozouvan, I.A. Shaykevich
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. Institute of Semi conductor physics. 2017-07-01
Series:Semiconductor Physics, Quantum Electronics & Optoelectronics
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Online Access:http://journal-spqeo.org.ua/n2_2017/P185-190abstr.html
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description Surface of highly oriented pyrolytic graphite with terrace steps was studied using scanning tunneling microscopy with high spatial resolution. Spots with positive and negative charges were found in the vicinity of the steps. Values of the charges depended both on the microscope needle scan velocity and on its motion direction. The observed effect was theoretically explained with account of London forces that arise between the needle tip and the graphite surface. In this scheme, a terrace step works as a nanoscale diode for surface electric currents.
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spelling doaj.art-17634dd441ce4a1689a663cecb5a4fe82022-12-21T19:08:55ZengNational Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. Institute of Semi conductor physics.Semiconductor Physics, Quantum Electronics & Optoelectronics1560-80341605-65822017-07-0120218519010.15407/spqeo20.02.185London forces in highly oriented pyrolytic graphiteL.V. Poperenko0S.G. Rozouvan1I.A. Shaykevich2Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Department of Physics, 2, Prospect Glushkova, 03187 Kyiv, UkraineTaras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Department of Physics, 2, Prospect Glushkova, 03187 Kyiv, UkraineTaras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Department of Physics, 2, Prospect Glushkova, 03187 Kyiv, UkraineSurface of highly oriented pyrolytic graphite with terrace steps was studied using scanning tunneling microscopy with high spatial resolution. Spots with positive and negative charges were found in the vicinity of the steps. Values of the charges depended both on the microscope needle scan velocity and on its motion direction. The observed effect was theoretically explained with account of London forces that arise between the needle tip and the graphite surface. In this scheme, a terrace step works as a nanoscale diode for surface electric currents.http://journal-spqeo.org.ua/n2_2017/P185-190abstr.htmlLondon forcepyrolytic graphite
spellingShingle L.V. Poperenko
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London forces in highly oriented pyrolytic graphite
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London force
pyrolytic graphite
title London forces in highly oriented pyrolytic graphite
title_full London forces in highly oriented pyrolytic graphite
title_fullStr London forces in highly oriented pyrolytic graphite
title_full_unstemmed London forces in highly oriented pyrolytic graphite
title_short London forces in highly oriented pyrolytic graphite
title_sort london forces in highly oriented pyrolytic graphite
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pyrolytic graphite
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