IDENTIFICATION OF METALS IN SCANNING-TUNNELING-MICROSCOPY VIA IMAGE STATES

被引:108
作者
JUNG, T [1 ]
MO, YW [1 ]
HIMPSEL, FJ [1 ]
机构
[1] IBM CORP, DIV RES, TJ WATSON RES CTR, YORKTOWN HTS, NY 10598 USA
关键词
D O I
10.1103/PhysRevLett.74.1641
中图分类号
O4 [物理学];
学科分类号
0702 ;
摘要
An oscillatory reversal of the contrast between Cu and Mo is observed with scanning tunneling microscopy (STM), using sample bias voltages of +5 V and higher. It is attributed to tunneling via a series of discrete states that are induced by a combination of the image potential and the applied field. They are offset in energy due to the different work functions of Cu and Mo. This effect provides a generally applicable mechanism for elemental contrast in STM. © 1995 The American Physical Society.
引用
收藏
页码:1641 / 1644
页数:4
相关论文
共 18 条
[1]   ELECTRON INTERFEROMETRY AT CRYSTAL-SURFACES [J].
BECKER, RS ;
GOLOVCHENKO, JA ;
SWARTZENTRUBER, BS .
PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS, 1985, 55 (09) :987-990
[2]   SURFACE DOPING AND STABILIZATION OF SI(111) WITH BORON [J].
BEDROSSIAN, P ;
MEADE, RD ;
MORTENSEN, K ;
CHEN, DM ;
GOLOVCHENKO, JA ;
VANDERBILT, D .
PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS, 1989, 63 (12) :1257-1260
[3]   TUNNELING SPECTROSCOPY AND INVERSE PHOTOEMISSION - IMAGE AND FIELD STATES [J].
BINNIG, G ;
FRANK, KH ;
FUCHS, H ;
GARCIA, N ;
REIHL, B ;
ROHRER, H ;
SALVAN, F ;
WILLIAMS, AR .
PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS, 1985, 55 (09) :991-994
[4]   FINE-STRUCTURE IN FIELD-EMISSION RESONANCES AT SURFACES [J].
COOMBS, JH ;
GIMZEWSKI, JK .
JOURNAL OF MICROSCOPY-OXFORD, 1988, 152 :841-851
[5]   THEORY OF IMAGE STATES AT METAL-SURFACES [J].
ECHENIQUE, PM ;
PENDRY, JB .
PROGRESS IN SURFACE SCIENCE, 1989, 32 (02) :111-172
[6]   SURFACE ELECTRONIC-STRUCTURE OF SI(111)-(7 X 7) RESOLVED IN REAL SPACE [J].
HAMERS, RJ ;
TROMP, RM ;
DEMUTH, JE .
PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS, 1986, 56 (18) :1972-1975
[7]   EDGE STATE AND TERRACE STATE FOR CU ON W(331) AND W(110) [J].
HIMPSEL, FJ ;
ORTEGA, JE .
PHYSICAL REVIEW B, 1994, 50 (07) :4992-4995
[8]  
HOLZI J, 1979, SPRINGER TRACTS MODE, V85
[9]   GROWTH AND MORPHOLOGY OF PARTIAL AND MULTILAYER FE THIN-FILMS ON CU(100) AND THE EFFECT OF ADSORBED GASES STUDIED BY SCANNING-TUNNELING-MICROSCOPY [J].
JOHNSON, KE ;
CHAMBLISS, DD ;
WILSON, RJ ;
CHIANG, S .
JOURNAL OF VACUUM SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY A-VACUUM SURFACES AND FILMS, 1993, 11 (04) :1654-1660
[10]   ADSORPTION OF BORON ON SI(111) - ITS EFFECT ON SURFACE ELECTRONIC STATES AND RECONSTRUCTION [J].
LYO, IW ;
KAXIRAS, E ;
AVOURIS, P .
PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS, 1989, 63 (12) :1261-1264