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Spin-polarized scanning tunneling microscopy (SP-STM) experiments on ultrathin films with non-collinear spin textures demonstrate that resonant tunneling allows for atomic-scale spin-sensitive imaging in real space at tip-sample distances…

Applied Physics · Physics 2020-03-30 Anika Schlenhoff , Stepan Kovarik , Stefan Krause , Roland Wiesendanger

We describe a scanning tunneling microscope (STM) that operates at magnetic fields up to 22 Tesla and temperatures down to 80 mK. We discuss the design of the STM head, with an improved coarse approach, the vibration isolation system, and…

The invention of scanning tunneling microscope (STM) dates back to the work of Binnig and Rohrer in the early 1980s, whose seminal contribution was rewarded by the 1986 Nobel Prize in Physics for the design of the scanning tunneling…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-10-31 Hamed Alemansour , S. O. Reza Moheimani

Quantum tunnelling of electrons can be confined to the sub-cycle time scale of strong light fields, contributing decisively to the extreme time resolution of attosecond science. Because tunnelling also enables atomic-scale spatial…

With the invention of scanning probe techniques, direct imaging of single atoms and molecules became possible. Today, scanning tunnelling microscopy (STM) routinely provides angstrom-scale image resolution. At the same time, however, STM…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2024-01-30 C. Weiss , C. Wagner , C. Kleimann , F. S. Tautz , R. Temirov

Scanning Tunneling Microscopy (STM) is a powerful technique that utilizes quantum tunneling to visualize atomic surfaces with high precision. This study presents detailed topographic maps and evaluates the local density of states (LDOS) for…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2024-02-19 Dhananjay Saikumar

Scanning tunnelling microscopy (STM) with a functionalized tip apex reveals the geometric and electronic structure of a sample within the same experiment. However, the complex nature of the signal makes images difficult to interpret and has…

Materials Science · Physics 2023-12-18 Lauri Kurki , Niko Oinonen , Adam S. Foster

We report the achievement of the first atomically resolved scanning tunneling microscope (STM) imaging in a water-cooled magnet (WM), where the extremely harsh vibrations and noises have been the major challenge. This homebuilt WM-STM…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-05-15 Wenjie Meng , Ying Guo , Yubin Hou , Qingyou Lu

We describe a fully ultra-high vacuum compatible scanning tunneling microscope (STM) optimized for radio-frequency signals. It includes in-situ exchangeable tips adapted to high frequency cabling and a standard sample holder, which offer…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2013-02-27 Christian Saunus , Jan Raphael Bindel , Marco Pratzer , Markus Morgenstern

Single atom/molecule manipulation with a scanning-tunneling-microscope (STM) tip is an innovative experimental technique of nanoscience. Using STM-tip as an engineering or analytical tool, artificial atomic-scale structures can be…

Materials Science · Physics 2015-06-25 Saw-Wai Hla

Explicit predictions for Scanning Tunneling Microscopy (STM) on interacting one-dimensional electron systems are made using the Luttinger liquid formalism. The STM current changes with distance from an impurity or boundary in a…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2009-10-31 Sebastian Eggert

We have performed the most realistic simulation to date of the operation of a scanning tunneling microscope. Probe-sample distances from beyond tunneling to actual surface contact are covered. We simultaneously calculate forces, atomic…

Materials Science · Physics 2009-11-07 W. A. Hofer , A. J. Fisher , R. A. Wolkow , P. Gruetter

Electrons in atoms and molecules move on attosecond time scales. Deciphering their quantum dynamics in space and time calls for high-resolution microscopy at this speed. While scanning tunnelling microscopy (STM) driven with terahertz…

Observing the individual building blocks of matter is one of the primary goals of microscopy. The invention of the scanning tunneling microscope [1] revolutionized experimental surface science in that atomic-scale features on a solid-state…

Materials Science · Physics 2008-08-04 Jannik C. Meyer , C. O. Girit , M. F. Crommie , A. Zettl

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 scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) image of a hydrogen-adsorbed Si(001) surface is studied using first-principles electron-conduction calculation. The resultant STM image and scanning tunneling spectroscopy spectra are in agreement with…

Materials Science · Physics 2009-11-11 Tomoya Ono , Shinya Horie , Katsuyoshi Endo , Kikuji Hirose

We discuss basics of scanning tunneling microscopy and spectroscopy (STM/S) of the superconducting state with normal and superconducting tips. We present a new method to measure the local variations in the Andreev reflection amplitude…

Understanding the nanoscale carrier dynamics induced by light excitation is the key to unlocking futuristic devices and innovative functionalities in advanced materials. Optical pump-probe scanning tunneling microscopy (OPP-STM) has opened…

Materials Science · Physics 2024-03-28 Katsuya Iwaya , Hiroyuki Mogi , Shoji Yoshida , Yusuke Arashida , Osamu Takeuchi , Hidemi Shigekawa

We present the design, implementation, and illustrative results of a light collection/injection strategy based on an off-axis parabolic mirror collector for a low-temperature Scanning Tunneling Microscope (STM). This device allows us to…

Indium arsenide nanowires grown by selective-area vapor phase epitaxy are used as tips for scanning tunneling microscopy (STM). The STM tips are realized by positioning the wires manually on the corner of a double cleaved gallium arsenide…