Ultrafast, dynamical imaging of surfaces by use of a scanning tunneling microscope with a photoexcited, low-temperature-grown GaAs tip

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1077-1083

  Donati, G P ^a   Rodriguez, G ^a   Taylor, A J ^a  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GALLIUM COMPOUNDS; PHOTOCONDUCTIVITY; SCANNING TUNNELING MICROSCOPY;

COPLANAR STRIPLINE;

SURFACE PHENOMENA;

EID: 0034404761     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.17.001077     Document Type: Article

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