
Scanning Tunneling Microscopy
- 1st Edition - September 29, 1994
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Editors: Thomas Lucatorto, Joseph A. Stroscio, William J. Kaiser, Marc De Graef
- Language: English
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 2 - 9 2 8 7 - 8
Scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) and its extensions have become revolutionary tools in the fields of physics, materials science, chemistry, and biology. These new microscopies… Read more

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Request a sales quoteScanning tunneling microscopy (STM) and its extensions have become revolutionary tools in the fields of physics, materials science, chemistry, and biology. These new microscopies have evolved from their beginnings asresearch aids to their current use as commercial tools in the laboratory and on the factory floor. New wonders continue to unfold as STM delivers atomic scale imaging and electrical characterization of the newly emerging nanometer world. This volume in the METHODS OF EXPERIMENTAL PHYSICS Series describes the basics of scanning tunneling microscopy, provides a fundamental theoretical understanding of the technique and a thorough description of the instrumentation, and examines numerous examples and applications. Written by the pioneers of the field, this volume is an essential handbook for researchers and users of STM, as well as a valuable resource for libraries.
Graduate students in physical science and engineering, especially surface science.
Contributors
Preface
List of Volumes in Treatise
1. Theory of Scanning Tunneling Microscopy.
by J. Tersoff and N.D. Lang
1.1 Basic Principles
1.2 Theory of STm Imaging
1.3 Metal Surfaces: STM as Surface Topography
1.4 Semiconducting Surfaces: Role of Surface Electronic Structure
1.5 Adsorbates on Metal Surfaces
1.6 Close Approach of the Tip: The Strong-Coupling Regime
1.7 Tunneling Spectroscopy
1.8 Mechanical Tip-Sampling Interactions
References
2. Design Considerations for an STM System.
by S.-I. Park and R.C. Barrett
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Thworetical Considerations
2.3 Mechanical Structure and Components
2.4 Control Electronics
2.5 Common Problems and Further Improvements
Acknowledgments
References
3. Extensions of STM.
by H.K. Wickramasinghe
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Historical
3.3 STM and Some Extensions
3.4 Near-Field Thermal Microscopy and Extensions
3.5 Scanning Force Microscopy and Applications
3.6 Conclusion
References
4. Methods of Tunneling Spectroscopy.
by J.A. Stroscio and R.M.Feenstra
4.1 Instrumentation
4.2 General Current versus Voltage Characteristics
4.3 Voltage-Dependent Imaging Measurements
4.4 Fixed Separation I-V Measurements
4.5 Variable Separation Measurements
References
5. Semiconductor Surfaces.
5.1 Silicon
by R. Becker and R. Wolkow,
References
5.2 Germanium
by R. Becker
References
5.3 Gallium Arsenide
by R. M. Feenstra and J. A. Strocio
References
6. Metal Surfaces.
by Y. Kuk
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Corrugation Amplitudes and the Tunneling Tip
6.3 Tunneling Spectroscopy of Metal Surfaces
6.4 Clean Metal Surfaces
6.5 Adsorbate on Metal Surfaces
6.6 Conclusion
Acknowledgment
References
7. Ballistic Electron Emission Microscopy.
by L.D. Bell, W.J. Kaiser, M.H. Hecht, and L.C. Davis
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Theory
7.3 Experimental Details
7.4 Results
7.5 Conclusions
Acknowledgment
References
8 Charge-Density Waves.
by R.V. Coleman, Z. Dai, W.W.McNairy, C.G. Slough, and C. Wang
8.1 Transition Metal Chalcogenides
8.2 Charge-Density Wave Formation
8.3 Charge-Density Wave in Transition Metal Chalcogenides
8.4 Experimental STM and AFM Response to CDW Structures
8.5 Experimentsl Techniques
8.6 1T Phase Transition Metal Dichalcogenides
8.7 2H Phase Transition Metal Dichalcogenides
8.8 4Hb Phase Transition Metal Dichalcogenides
8.9 Linear Chain Transition Metal Traichalcogenides
8.10 Conclusions
Acknowledgments
References
9. Superconductors
by H.F. Hess
9.1 Introduction
9.2 The Superconducting State
9.3 Experimentsl Techniques for STM on Superconductors
9.4 Spectrum in Zero Fiels
9.5 Vortex Data
9.6 Interpretation
9.7 Conclusion
References
INDEX
Preface
List of Volumes in Treatise
1. Theory of Scanning Tunneling Microscopy.
by J. Tersoff and N.D. Lang
1.1 Basic Principles
1.2 Theory of STm Imaging
1.3 Metal Surfaces: STM as Surface Topography
1.4 Semiconducting Surfaces: Role of Surface Electronic Structure
1.5 Adsorbates on Metal Surfaces
1.6 Close Approach of the Tip: The Strong-Coupling Regime
1.7 Tunneling Spectroscopy
1.8 Mechanical Tip-Sampling Interactions
References
2. Design Considerations for an STM System.
by S.-I. Park and R.C. Barrett
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Thworetical Considerations
2.3 Mechanical Structure and Components
2.4 Control Electronics
2.5 Common Problems and Further Improvements
Acknowledgments
References
3. Extensions of STM.
by H.K. Wickramasinghe
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Historical
3.3 STM and Some Extensions
3.4 Near-Field Thermal Microscopy and Extensions
3.5 Scanning Force Microscopy and Applications
3.6 Conclusion
References
4. Methods of Tunneling Spectroscopy.
by J.A. Stroscio and R.M.Feenstra
4.1 Instrumentation
4.2 General Current versus Voltage Characteristics
4.3 Voltage-Dependent Imaging Measurements
4.4 Fixed Separation I-V Measurements
4.5 Variable Separation Measurements
References
5. Semiconductor Surfaces.
5.1 Silicon
by R. Becker and R. Wolkow,
References
5.2 Germanium
by R. Becker
References
5.3 Gallium Arsenide
by R. M. Feenstra and J. A. Strocio
References
6. Metal Surfaces.
by Y. Kuk
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Corrugation Amplitudes and the Tunneling Tip
6.3 Tunneling Spectroscopy of Metal Surfaces
6.4 Clean Metal Surfaces
6.5 Adsorbate on Metal Surfaces
6.6 Conclusion
Acknowledgment
References
7. Ballistic Electron Emission Microscopy.
by L.D. Bell, W.J. Kaiser, M.H. Hecht, and L.C. Davis
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Theory
7.3 Experimental Details
7.4 Results
7.5 Conclusions
Acknowledgment
References
8 Charge-Density Waves.
by R.V. Coleman, Z. Dai, W.W.McNairy, C.G. Slough, and C. Wang
8.1 Transition Metal Chalcogenides
8.2 Charge-Density Wave Formation
8.3 Charge-Density Wave in Transition Metal Chalcogenides
8.4 Experimental STM and AFM Response to CDW Structures
8.5 Experimentsl Techniques
8.6 1T Phase Transition Metal Dichalcogenides
8.7 2H Phase Transition Metal Dichalcogenides
8.8 4Hb Phase Transition Metal Dichalcogenides
8.9 Linear Chain Transition Metal Traichalcogenides
8.10 Conclusions
Acknowledgments
References
9. Superconductors
by H.F. Hess
9.1 Introduction
9.2 The Superconducting State
9.3 Experimentsl Techniques for STM on Superconductors
9.4 Spectrum in Zero Fiels
9.5 Vortex Data
9.6 Interpretation
9.7 Conclusion
References
INDEX
- Edition: 1
- Published: September 29, 1994
- No. of pages (eBook): 459
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Language: English
- eBook ISBN: 9781483292878
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Thomas Lucatorto
Affiliations and expertise
National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland, U.S.A.JS
Joseph A. Stroscio
Affiliations and expertise
National Institute of Standards and TechnologyWK
William J. Kaiser
Affiliations and expertise
Jet Propulsion LaboratoryMD
Marc De Graef
Affiliations and expertise
Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.Read Scanning Tunneling Microscopy on ScienceDirect