title: Preparation of reliable probes for electrochemical tunneling spectroscopy.
abstract: We present a new procedure to prepare Pt/Ir probes for electrochemical scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) and spectroscopy applications. We detail the experimental setup and the improvements over previous methods. The probes have been used successfully for measurements of tunneling spectroscopy under electrochemical control, which requires scanning the potential of the tip at high velocity.
authors.affiliation: Center of Bioelectronics & Nanobioscience and Department of Physical Chemistry, University of Barcelona, Martí i Franquès 1, 08028 Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Aleix G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Güell
authors.forename: Ismael
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Díez-Pérez
authors.forename: Pau
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gorostiza
authors.forename: Fausto
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Sanz