A simple scanning tunneling microscope

American Journal of Physics

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 160-161

  Williams, P J ^a,b   White, D ^a   Mossman, K ^a   Walker, S ^a   Cant, G P ^a  

^a MOUNT ALLISON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ACADIA UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 0031541034     PISSN: 00029505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1119/1.18504     Document Type: Article

References (10)

1. R. A. Lewis, S. A. Cower, P. Groombridge, D. T. W. Cox, and L. G. Adorni-Braccesi, "Student scanning tunneling microscope," Am. J. Phys. 59, 38-42 (1991).
2. D. W. Pohl, "Sawtooth nanovolt slider: A versatile low voltage piezoelectric translation device," Surf. Sci. 181, 174-175 (1987); "Dynamic piezoelectric translation devices," Rev. Sci. Instrum. 58, 54-57 (1987). A remarkably simple STM incorporating this approach mechanism is reported by S. Kleindiek and K. H. Hermann, ibid. 64, 692-693 (1993).
3. D. W. Pohl, "Sawtooth nanovolt slider: A versatile low voltage piezoelectric translation device," Surf. Sci. 181, 174-175 (1987); "Dynamic piezoelectric translation devices," Rev. Sci. Instrum. 58, 54-57 (1987). A remarkably simple STM incorporating this approach mechanism is reported by S. Kleindiek and K. H. Hermann, ibid. 64, 692-693 (1993).
4. D. W. Pohl, "Sawtooth nanovolt slider: A versatile low voltage piezoelectric translation device," Surf. Sci. 181, 174-175 (1987); "Dynamic piezoelectric translation devices," Rev. Sci. Instrum. 58, 54-57 (1987). A remarkably simple STM incorporating this approach mechanism is reported by S. Kleindiek and K. H. Hermann, ibid. 64, 692-693 (1993).
5. First introduced by J. W. Lyding, S. Skala, J. S. Hubacek, R. Brockenbrough, and G. Gammie, "Variable-temperature scanning tunneling microscope," Rev. Sci. Instrum. 59, 1897-1902 (1988).
6. T. Tiedje and A. Brown, "Performance limits for the scanning tunneling microscope," J. Appl. Phys. 68, 649-654 (1990).
7. A schematic for such a circuit can be found in D. P. DiLella et al., "Control systems for scanning tunneling microscopes with tube scanners," Rev. Sci. Instrum. 60, 997-1002 (1989).
8. Designed and built by Stewart Walker, Physics Department, Mount Allison University, Sackville, New Brunswick E0A 3C0, Canada.
9. Available via anonymous ftp from ftp.sunet.se.
10. Graciously provided by B. L. Blackford, Physics Department, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia B3H 3J5, Canada.