Direct observation of the quantum tunneling of single hydrogen atoms with a scanning tunneling microscope

Physical Review Letters

Volumn 85, Issue 21, 2000, Pages 4566-4569

  Lauhon, L J ^a   Ho, W ^a  

^a Laboratory of Atomic and Solid State Physics and Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION IN GASES; ELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; HYDROGEN; MOLECULAR VIBRATIONS; PHONONS; SCANNING TUNNELING MICROSCOPY;

INELASTIC ELECTRON TUNNELING SPECTROSCOPY (IETS); QUANTUM TUNNELING;

QUANTUM THEORY;

EID: 0034323556     PISSN: 00319007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.85.4566     Document Type: Article

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