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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 1985
Filed:
Jun. 29, 1984
Applicant:
Inventors:
Gerd K Binnig, Richterswil, CH;
Randall M Feenstra, Tarrytown, NY (US);
Rodney T Hodgson, Ossining, NY (US);
Heinrich Rohrer, Richterswil, CH;
Jerry M Woodall, Bedford Hills, NY (US);
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2504922 ; 2504 / ; 427 38 ; 118723 ;
Abstract
The formation of lines of the order of 8 Angstroms wide is achieved using a tunneling current through a gas that changes to provide a residue that is the basis of the line. The tunneling current energy is tuned to the energy required to dissociate the gas.