The tip is a 1x1x4 nickel block that has been cut to a pyramid point on one side and affixed to a nickel layer (1 unit thick) and a silicon substrate. There is also a thin layer of silver on the pyramid point of the tip.
On Mon, Aug 1, 2011 at 6:26 PM, gpipc <gp...@cup.uni-muenchen.de> wrote: > On Mon, 1 Aug 2011 14:51:38 -0400, "J. Steele Parris" <parri...@vcu.edu> > wrote: > > Hello fellow Meep users! > > > > I am measuring the enhancement of the electric field at the tip of a > nickel > > nanotip with a silver coating on top. When I measure and compare to a > blank > > field, the enhancement is 10^13. I find this improbable, and I ask the > > community for any advice on the matter. > > > > > I fear what I am going to say may be irrelevant (and, possibly, I won't be > able to be helpful beyond that, as I have never done these kind of > calculations myself): what is the diameter of the tip of your tip? I > haven't been able to read it out from your .ctl file, and maybe, but only > maybe, if the tip is too narrow the enhancement becomes really huge. > > > Giovanni > ---------------------------------------- > Message sent by Cup Webmail (Roundcube) > >
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