Illustration showing the atomic tip of a scanning tunnelling microscope while probing a metal surface. (IMAGE)

Forschungszentrum Juelich

Illustration showing the atomic tip of a scanning tunnelling microscope while probing a metal surface.

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Illustration showing the atomic tip of a scanning tunnelling microscope while probing a metal surface with a cobalt atom positioned on top. A characteristic dip in the measurement results is found on surfaces made of copper as well as of silver and gold.

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Forschungszentrum Jülich

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