An ultrahigh vacuum high speed scanning tunneling microscope

被引:46
作者
Curtis, R
Mitsui, T
Ganz, E
机构
[1] Department of Physics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
关键词
Amplifiers (electronic) - Computer control - Data acquisition - Feedback control - Gold - Image reconstruction - Nickel - Piezoelectric transducers - Silicon - Surfaces - Vacuum applications - Vibrations (mechanical);
D O I
10.1063/1.1148196
中图分类号
TH7 [仪器、仪表];
学科分类号
0804 ; 080401 ; 081102 ;
摘要
We have developed an ultrahigh vacuum high speed scanning tunneling microscope (STM) which is based on a prototype STM that operates in air. The prototype operates with a tip scan speed up to 10(5) nm/s. At this high tip speed, we have made real time videos of nickel and gold at rates up to 15 Hz. The ultrahigh vacuum version operates at speeds up to 8000 nm/s with atomic resolution on the Si(111) surface and incorporates sample transfer and sample heating. (C) 1997 American Institute of Physics.
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页码:2790 / 2796
页数:7
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