Estimation of tunneling-barrier width in scanning tunneling microscope from noise characteristics

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Bychikhin S.A.
Potemkin V.V.
Stepanov A.V.
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Measurement Techniques | 1999年 / 42卷 / 12期
关键词：
Scanning Tunneling Microscope; Tunneling Junction; Tunneling Current; Flicker Noise; Barrier Width;
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10.1007/BF02512115
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A method is proposed for estimation of the potential-barrier width of the tunneling junction of a scanning tunneling microscope (STM). The method is based on measurement of the fluctuations of the tunneling-barrier height and their correlation with the flicker noise of the tunneling current. Measurements with the STM feedback enabled and disabled are considered. Experimental results are presented for a tunneling junction formed by a platinum-iridium tip and a graphite specimen. The principal sources of experimental error are examined.
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页码：1187 / 1192
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