Understanding scanning tunneling microscopy contrast mechanisms on metal oxides: A case study

ACS Nano

Volumn 7, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 10233-10244

  Mönig, Harry ^a,b,c   Todorović, Milica ^d   Baykara, Mehmet Z ^c,e   Schwendemann, Todd C ^c,f   Rodrigo, Lucía ^d   Altman, Eric I ^c   Pérez, Rubén ^g   Schwarz, Udo D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^b Center for Nanotechnology CeNTech   (Germany)

^c Yale University   (United States)

^d UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^e BILKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^f SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g Ciudad Universitaria de Cantoblanco   (Spain)

Author keywords

DFT simulation; metal oxide; STM contrast; tip asymmetry; tip chemistry; tip oxidation

Indexed keywords

DFT SIMULATION; METAL OXIDES; STM CONTRAST; TIP ASYMMETRY; TIP CHEMISTRY;

BIAS VOLTAGE; COPPER; COPPER COMPOUNDS; METALLIC COMPOUNDS; SCANNING TUNNELING MICROSCOPY;

OXYGEN;

EID: 84888862257     PISSN: 19360851     EISSN: 1936086X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/nn4045358     Document Type: Article

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