Surface Studies by Scanning Tunneling Microscopy

Abstract

Surface microscopy using vacuum tunneling is demonstrated for the first time. Topographic pictures of surfaces on an atomic scale have been obtained. Examples of resolved monoatomic steps and surface reconstructions are shown for (110) surfaces of ${\mathrm{CaIrSn}}_{4}$ and Au.

Keywords

Scanning tunneling microscopeMonatomic gasSurface (topology)Atomic unitsMaterials scienceQuantum tunnellingSpin polarized scanning tunneling microscopyScanning tunneling spectroscopyMicroscopyConductive atomic force microscopySurface reconstructionElectrochemical scanning tunneling microscopeSurface scienceScanning probe microscopyCondensed matter physicsMolecular physicsOpticsNanotechnologyAtomic force microscopyPhysicsOptoelectronicsGeometryQuantum mechanics

Affiliated Institutions

IBM Research - Zurich CH

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Year: 1982
Type: article
Volume: 49
Issue: 1
Pages: 57-61
Citations: 4598
Access: Closed

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                                    G. Binnig, 
                                
                                    H. Rohrer, 
                                
                                    Ch. Gerber
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (1982). 
                            Surface Studies by Scanning Tunneling Microscopy. 
                            Physical Review Letters
                            , 49
                            (1)
                            , 57-61.
                            https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.49.57
                        

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DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.49.57