Scanning tunneling microscopy on cleaved Mn3Sn(0001) surface

Generalized effective mass theory of sub-surface scanning tunneling microscopy: application to cleaved quantum dots

An effective mass theory of sub-surface STM is developed. Sub-surface structures such as quantum dots embedded into a semiconductor slab are considered. States localised around sub-surface structures match on to a tail that decays into the vacuum above the surface. It is shown that the lateral variation of this tail may be found from a surface envelope function provided that the effects of the ...

Scanning Tunneling Microscopy of Surface Structures

Surface science got a new impact with the development of the seanning tunneling microscope, since for the first time atomic-resolution observations of surface structures in real space have becomepossible. Following ashort description of the basic features of the seanning tunneling microscopy, some selected results are presented which illustrate the potential of the technique to provide informat...

Microscopy, Scanning Tunneling

Ultrafast Scanning Tunneling Microscopy

Scanning Tunneling Microscopy

The invention of the scanning tunneling microscope was a singularity event in the field of surface science and condensed matter physics. The ability to visualize individual atoms in an atomic structure was a huge step forward in experimental development, one for which the inventors were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1986. While a groundbreaking development, the Scanning Tunneling Micros...