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We consider the design of sublinear space and query complexity algorithms for estimating the cost of a minimum spanning tree (MST) and the cost of a minimum traveling salesman (TSP) tour in a metric on $n$ points. We first consider the…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2023-05-04 Yu Chen , Sanjeev Khanna , Zihan Tan

We extend the orbital-dependent electron tunneling model implemented within the three-dimensional (3D) Wentzel-Kramers-Brillouin (WKB) atom-superposition approach for simulating scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) by including arbitrary tip…

Materials Science · Physics 2013-10-15 Gábor Mándi , Norbert Nagy , Krisztián Palotás

Nitrogen-vacancy (NV) centers in diamond are among the most promising solid-state qubit candidates, owing to their exceptionally long spin coherence times, efficient spin-photon coupling, room-temperature operation, and steadily advancing…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-04-21 Arjun Raghavan , Seokjin Bae , Nazar Delegan , F. Joseph Heremans , Vidya Madhavan

We developed a scan mirror mechanism (SMM) that enable a slit-based spectrometer or spectropolarimeter to precisely and quickly map an astronomical object. The SMM, designed to be installed in the optical path preceding the entrance slit,…

The Scanning Quantum Cryogenic Atom Microscope (SQCRAMscope) is a quantum sensor in which a quasi-1D quantum gas images electromagnetic fields emitted from a nearby sample. We report improvements to the microscope. Cryogen usage is reduced…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2021-03-10 Stephen F. Taylor , Fan Yang , Brandon A. Freudenstein , Benjamin L. Lev

In this publication we introduce MAM-STM, a software to autonomously manipulate arbitrary moieties towards specific positions on a metal surface utilizing the tip of a scanning tunneling microscope (STM). Finding the optimal manipulation…

Applied Physics · Physics 2024-04-16 Bernhard Ramsauer , Johannes J. Cartus , Oliver T. Hofmann

Combining electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) with scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) enables detailed insight into the interactions and magnetic properties of single atoms on surfaces. A requirement for EPR-STM is the efficient coupling…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2020-01-15 T. S. Seifert , S. Kovarik , C. Nistor , L. Persichetti , S. Stepanow , P. Gambardella

Josephson junction spectroscopy is a powerful local microwave spectroscopy technique that has promising potential as a diagnostic tool to probe the microscopic origins of noise in superconducting qubits. We present advancements toward…

On the occasion of its 25th anniversary, we revise Chen's derivative rule for electron tunneling [C.J. Chen, Phys. Rev. B 42, 8841 (1990)] for the purpose of computationally efficient simulations of scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) based…

Materials Science · Physics 2015-04-14 G. Mándi , K. Palotás

We report on high quality local tunnel spectroscopy measurements in superconductors using in-situ fabricated superconducting tips as counterelectrode. The experiments were made at very low temperatures using a dilution refrigerator and a…

Superconductivity · Physics 2009-11-10 J. G. Rodrigo , H. Suderow , S. Vieira

We have developed a broadband scanning tunnelling microscope capable of conventional, low frequency (<10 kHz), microscopy as well spectroscopy and shot-noise detection at 1 MHz. After calibrating our AC circuit on a gold surface, we…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2018-09-28 Freek Massee , Quan Dong , Antonella Cavanna , Yong Jin , Marco Aprili

A sparse modeling approach is proposed for analyzing scanning tunneling microscopy topography data, which contains numerous peaks corresponding to surface atoms. The method, based on the relevance vector machine with $\mathrm{L}_1$…

Data Analysis, Statistics and Probability · Physics 2018-03-13 Masamichi J. Miyama , Koji Hukushima

We present the main features of a home-built scanning tunneling microscope that has been attached to the mixing chamber of a dilution refrigerator. It allows scanning tunneling microscopy and spectroscopy measurements down to the base…

Superconductivity · Physics 2015-05-18 M. Marz , G. Goll , H. v. Loehneysen

The invention of scanning probe microscopy has revolutionized the way electronic phenomena are visualized. While present-day probes can access a variety of electronic properties at a single location in space, a scanning microscope that can…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2023-03-14 Alon Inbar , John Birkbeck , Jiewen Xiao , Takashi Taniguchi , Kenji Watanabe , Binghai Yan , Yuval Oreg , Ady Stern , Erez Berg , Shahal Ilani

Graphene nanopatterning on highly oriented pyrolytic graphite (HOPG) has previously been shown using both atomic force microscopy (AFM) and scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) based techniques, including folding of intrinsic step edges and…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2018-12-27 Kim Akius , Jan van Ruitenbeek

Over the last two decades, scanning tunnelling microscopy (STM) has become one of the most important ways to investigate the structure of crystal surfaces. STM has helped achieve remarkable successes in surface science such as finding the…

Materials Science · Physics 2009-11-10 Cristian V. Ciobanu , Cristian Predescu

A universal challenge facing the development of electrochemical materials is our lack of understanding of physical and chemical processes at local length scales in 10-100 nm regime, and acquiring this understanding requires a new generation…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2017-10-31 Ehsan Nasr Esfahani , Ahmad Eshghinejad , Yun Ou , Jinjin Zhao , Stuart Adler , Jiangyu Li

We introduce a mode of operation for studying the vortex phase in superconductors using scanning tunnelling microscopy (STM). While in the conventional STM method, the tip is scanned over a sample in which a fixed vortex pattern is…

We have performed scanning capacitance microscopy using a relaxation oscillator. Precision calibrations indicate a sensitivity on the order of 0.05 pF. Surface topography of metallic structures, such as machined grooves and coins, can be…

Materials Science · Physics 2015-06-18 Marie Pahlmeyer , Andrew Hankins , Sam Tuppan , Woo-Joong Kim

Electronic conduction pathways in dielectric thin films are explored using automated experiments in scanning probe microscopy (SPM). Here, we use large field of view scanning to identify the position of localized conductive spots and…