Published October 1984
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Journal article
In situ cleaning of nickel field-ion surfaces by neon ion bombardment
Description
Neon ion bombardment followed by field evaporation is shown to be a simple, effective procedure for cleaning the surface of nickel field-ion samples. The neon ions are generated by reversing the tip polarity and establishing a field emission current in the presence of the neon imaging gas. The procedure removes surface impurities which are resistant to field desorption at the evaporation field of nickel. The experimental conditions required to clean a nickel surface are presented
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- J. Vac. Sci. Technol., A
- Journal Volume
- 2
- Journal Issue
- 4
- Series
- J. Vac. Sci. Technol., A.
- Journal Page Range
- 1597-1598
- ISSN
- 0734-2101
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- United States
- INIS RN
- 16049629
- Subject category
- S36: MATERIALS SCIENCE;
- Descriptors DEI
- IMPURITIES; IN-SITU PROCESSING; ION COLLISIONS; NEON IONS; NICKEL; SURFACE CLEANING; VACUUM COATING
- Descriptors DEC
- CHARGED PARTICLES; CLEANING; COLLISIONS; DEPOSITION; ELEMENTS; IONS; METALS; ORE PROCESSING; SURFACE COATING; SURFACE FINISHING; TRANSITION ELEMENTS