Advanced Materials, Vol.12, No.5, 330-330, 2000
"Writing-reading-erasing" on tungsten oxide films using the scanning electrochemical microscope
A read-write-erase system for micropatterning tungsten oxide films is reported here. The Figure shows blue spots of tungsten bronze formed locally on tungsten oxide film by locally generating a reductant close to the film. The process utilizes the scanning electrochemical microscope (SECM) not only to inject charge but also to study its propagation inside the film.