This simple STM setup utilises a piezoelectric actuator ... he managed to get some quite decent images of the surface of a freshly peeled HOPG (graphite) lab specimen, so the setup works, and ...

What is claimed is that the difference from plain HOPG is the presence of parallel linear defects that result from the cleaving process, a defect line in which the authors speculate that the ...

Learn how to cut your own tips from Pt/Ir wire and how to cleave your HOPG sample. Video Credit ... chemistry and physics. Why is this STM so Popular in the Classroom? Teachers are satisfied with how ...