As light propagates along a waveguide, a fraction of the field can be reflected by Rayleigh
scatterers. In high-quality-factor whispering-gallery-mode microresonators, this intrinsic …

One-to-one comparisons between indentation experiments and atomistic modelling have
until recently been hampered by the discrepancy in length scales of the two approaches …

A spectroscopic imaging-scanning tunneling microscope (SI-STM) allows for the atomic
scale visualization of the surface electronic and magnetic structure of novel quantum …

The formation of the smallest permanent indentation in a Au (111) surface is studied by
scanning tunneling microscopy and atomic force microscopy in ultrahigh vacuum. The 9.5 …

Capillary adhesion is so remarkable in micro–nano technology that it can seriously influence
accuracy and safety. The shapes optimized by dissolution provide a method to weaken or …

A mechanically formed electrical nanocontact between gold and tungsten is a prototypical
junction between metals with dissimilar electronic structure. Through atomically …

We have carried out nanoindentation studies of gold in which the indenter is atomically
characterized by field-ion microscopy and the scale of deformation is sufficiently small to be …

The fabrication of ultra-sharp tips from carbon fiber (CF), which are mounted on a qPlus
probe for combined dynamic scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) and frequency …

An electrochemical method using pulsed alternating current etching (PACE) to produce
atomically sharp scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) tips is presented. An Arduino Uno …

A quantitative method to measure the reduction in oxide species on the surface of
electrochemically etched tungsten tips during direct current annealing is developed using …