Abstract
Surface microscopy using vacuum tunneling is demonstrated for the first time. Topographic pictures of surfaces on an atomic scale have been obtained. Examples of resolved monoatomic steps and surface reconstructions are shown for (110) surfaces of and Au.
- Received 30 April 1982
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.49.57
©1982 American Physical Society
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