Spectroscopy of light emission from a scanning tunneling microscope in air

Journal de Physique III

Volumn 6, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 1441-1450

  Pechou R ^a   Coratger, R ^a   Girardin, C ^a   Ajustron, F ^a   Beauvillain, J ^a  

^a CEMES CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; GOLD; PHOTONS; SCANNING TUNNELING MICROSCOPY; SEMICONDUCTOR JUNCTIONS; SURFACE PHENOMENA; TUNNEL JUNCTIONS;

BIAS VOLTAGE; TUNNELING JUNCTIONS;

LIGHT EMISSION;

EID: 0030290274     PISSN: 11554320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/jp3:1996195     Document Type: Article

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