2026-07-072026-07-07http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/29044A new tecnique for the production of special shaped SPM tips is reported. Noble metal coated tips are produced with flat and circular tip front. The unusual truncated-cone tip shape is obtained by modifying commercial tips. The diameter of the tip front flat area can be varied continuously in the range 0.05 - 1 micrometer.22 pages, 9 figuresCondensed Mattertext