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The transport and switching of Xe atoms on the Ni-W interface of a scanning tunnelling microscope

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Il Nuovo Cimento D

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The transport and switch of Xe atoms on the Ni-W interface of a scanning tunnelling microscope have been analysed for different geometries as a function of the tip position with respect to the Ni(110) surface. Our results show that the control of the different experimental results can only be achieved by a precise control of the position of the tip on the sample. In particular, the tip-sample Xe switch can only be obtained within tip heights of 0.2Å.

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  1. Departmento de Física de la Materia Condensada, C-XII, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, E-28049, Madrid, Spain

    F. Flores, J. R. Cerdá & P. L. de Andres

  2. Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas c/Serrano 144, E-28006, Madrid, Spain

    F. Flores, J. R. Cerdá & P. L. de Andres

  3. Departmento de Física de Materiales, Apdo 1072, Facultad de Químicas, Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea/UPV, E-20080, San Sebastian-Euskadi, Spain

    P. M. Echenique

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In honour of Prof. Fausto Fumi on the occasion of his retirement from teaching.

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Flores, F., Cerdá, J.R., de Andres, P.L. et al. The transport and switching of Xe atoms on the Ni-W interface of a scanning tunnelling microscope. Il Nuovo Cimento D 15, 451–457 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02456927

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