Stable contrast mode on TiO2(110) surface with metal-coated tips using AFM

Yan Jun Li; Huanfei Wen; Quanzhen Zhang; Yuuki Adachi; Eiji Arima; Yukinori Kinoshita; Hikaru Nomura; Zongmin Ma; Lili Kou; Yoshihiro Tsukuda; Yoshitaka Naitoh; Yasuhiro Sugawara; Rui Xu; Zhihai Cheng

doi:10.1016/j.ultramic.2018.04.003

Stable contrast mode on TiO₂(110) surface with metal-coated tips using AFM

Yan Jun Li^*, Huanfei Wen, Quanzhen Zhang, Yuuki Adachi, Eiji Arima, Yukinori Kinoshita, Hikaru Nomura, Zongmin Ma, Lili Kou, Yoshihiro Tsukuda, Yoshitaka Naitoh, Yasuhiro Sugawara, Rui Xu, Zhihai Cheng

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We investigated a method to obtain a stable contrast mode on the TiO₂(110) surface. The stable contrast rate is approximately 95% with a W-coated Si cantilever, which demonstrates that a stable tip apex plays an important role to obtain the real geometry of the surface during atomic force microscopy measurement. Information related to surface structure and tunnelling current on the TiO₂(110) surface can be obtained by the W-coated Si cantilever. It is possible to investigate the electronic structure and surface potential on the TiO₂(110) surface with atomic resolution. In particular, the proposed method could be widely applied to investigate the catalytic activity and the mechanism of a catalytic reaction by a metal-coated tip in the future.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	51-55
Number of pages	5
Journal	Ultramicroscopy
Volume	191
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ultramic.2018.04.003
Publication status	Published - Aug 2018
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Atomic force microscopy (AFM)
Stable contrast mode
TiO(110) surface

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Stable contrast mode on TiO₂(110) surface with metal-coated tips using AFM

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