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Sharp Tips from Crumples and Capillary Bridges

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 March 2011

Sanjiv Sambandan
Sanjiv Sambandan*
Affiliation:
Xerox Palo Alto Research Center, 3333 Coyote Hill Road, California, USA 94304 Division of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, Indian Institute of Science, India
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Abstract

We describe two techniques to create sharp tips. The first involves thebuckling of thin metal films deposited on soft, stretchable substrates. Thesecond involves the formation of narrow necked capillary bridges.

Keywords

field emissionself-assemblyscanning tunneling microscopy (STM)

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