Threshold of Non－Destructive Pulse for Pt Tip of STM on Graphite Surface

The experimental relationship between width and amplitude of the non-destructive threshold pulse for Pt tip of a scanning tunneling microscope (STM) on graphite surface have been studied strictly and systematically in a wide range of pulse width for the first time. The threshold curve of amplitude versus width indicates that the amplitude of threshold pulse will increase with the decrease of the pulse width. A more rigorous explanation is suggested to interpret the dependence of threshold pulse amplitude on width. Fitted with the experimental data,a new empirical formula is given, extrapolated from which the threshold pulse amplitude will rise to 50 V when the pulse width decreases to 10ns.