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Periodic nanostructures observed by STM on vanadium surface preilluminated with a cw Yag-laser

✍ Scribed by L. Nánai; R. Vajtai; I. Hevesi; R. Laiho; L. Heikkilä


Publisher
Elsevier Science
Year
1992
Tongue
English
Weight
671 KB
Volume
11
Category
Article
ISSN
0749-6036

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✦ Synopsis


NANOSTRUCTURES OBSERVED BY STM WITH

Metallic vanadium samples were oxidized in air by a cwNd:YAG laser. The structure of developed V205 crystals was investigated by optical and scanning tunneling microscopy (STNU. Ripple morphologies with submicron spatial period have been observed. The grating-like structures have been attributed to the Interference of surface scattered electromagnetic waves with incident laser light. The dispersion of the surface capillary waves has been taken Into account since the oxide has developed partly in a liquid phase.