Publication detail

Polymer Graphite Pencil Lead as a Cheap Alternative for Classic Conductive SPM Probes

KNÁPEK, A. SOBOLA, D. BURDA, D. DAŇHEL, A. MOUSA, M. KOLAŘÍK, V.

Original Title

Polymer Graphite Pencil Lead as a Cheap Alternative for Classic Conductive SPM Probes

Type

journal article in Web of Science

Language

English

Original Abstract

This paper presents polymer graphite (PG) as a novel material for the scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) probe. Conductive PG is a relatively modern nanocomposite material used for micro-pencil refills containing a polymer-based binding agent and graphite flakes. Its high conductivity and immunity against surface contamination, with a low price, make it seem like a highlysuitablematerialforelectrodemanufacturingingeneral. Forthetipproduction,threemethods were developed and are further described in the paper. For the production, three commercially available polymer graphite rods were used. Each has been discussed in terms of performance within the tunneling microscope and within other potential applications.

Keywords

scanning tunneling microscopy; sharp tip formation; graphite

Authors

KNÁPEK, A.; SOBOLA, D.; BURDA, D.; DAŇHEL, A.; MOUSA, M.; KOLAŘÍK, V.

Released

10. 12. 2019

Publisher

MDPI

ISBN

2079-4991

Periodical

Nanomaterials

Year of study

9

Number

12

State

Swiss Confederation

Pages from

1

Pages to

12

Pages count

12

URL

https://www.mdpi.com/2079-4991/9/12/1756

Full text in the Digital Library

http://hdl.handle.net/11012/189000

BibTex

@article{BUT160742,
  author="Alexandr {Knápek} and Dinara {Sobola} and Daniel {Burda} and Aleš {Daňhel} and Marwan {Mousa} and Vladimír {Kolařík}",
  title="Polymer Graphite Pencil Lead as a Cheap Alternative for Classic Conductive SPM Probes
",
  journal="Nanomaterials",
  year="2019",
  volume="9",
  number="12",
  pages="1--12",
  doi="10.3390/nano9121756",
  issn="2079-4991",
  url="https://www.mdpi.com/2079-4991/9/12/1756"
}