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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 03, 1985
Filed:
Jun. 29, 1984
Applicant:
Inventors:
Gerd K Binnig, Richterswil, CH;
Christoph E Gerber, Adliswil, CH;
Heinrich Rohrer, Richterswil, CH;
Edmund Weibel, Adliswil, CH;
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C23C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2041 / ; 2957 / ; 427 431 ; 430272 ; 430296 ; 430322 ; 430394 ; 430396 ; 430942 ;
Abstract
This method involves the deposition of free metal atoms (4) from the apex (5) of a pointed tip (1) supported at a distance of 10 to 20 nm from a substrate (2). The atoms (4) are being field-desorbed under the influence of a strong electric field existing between the tip (1) and the substrate (2). With the tip (1) being moved across the substrate (2), a narrow trace (6) of metal atoms will be deposited on the substrate.