Scanning Tunneling Microscopy and Related Methods

Scanning Tunneling Microscopy and Related Methods edited by R.J. Behm, N. García, H. Rohrer.

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Other Authors: Behm, R.J (Editor), García, N. (Editor), Rohrer, H. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 1990.
Edition:1st ed. 1990.
Series:Nato Science Series E:, Applied Sciences, 184
Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Physics.
Materials—Surfaces.
Thin films.
Physical chemistry.
Biophysics.
Biological physics.
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Table of Contents:
  • I. Methods
  • 1) Scanning Tunneling Microscopy — methods and variations
  • II. Theory
  • 2) A brief introduction to tunneling theory
  • 3) Tunneling times for one-dimensional barriers
  • 4) Theory of Scanning Tunneling Microscopy and Spectroscopy
  • 5) Theory of tunneling from transition metal tips
  • 6) Tip-surface interactions
  • 7) On the quantized conductance of small contacts
  • 8) Adiabatic evolution and resonant tunneling through a one-dimensional constriction
  • 9) What do we mean by ‘work function’
  • III. Applications of STM at Solid State Surfaces
  • 10) Scanning Tunneling Microscopy: Metal surfaces, adsorption and surface reactions
  • 11) Scanning Tunneling Microscopy: Semiconductor surfaces, adsorption and epitaxy
  • 12) Spectroscopy using conduction electrons
  • 13) Scanning Tunneling Optical Microscopy (STOM) of silver nanostructures
  • 14) Surface modification with the STM and the AFM
  • IV. Liquid-Solid Interface
  • 15) Scanning Probe Microscopy of liquid-solid interfaces
  • 16) In-situ Scanning Tunneling Microscopy in electrochemistry
  • V. Applications of STM at Organic and Biological Materials
  • 17) Imaging and conductivity of biological and organic material
  • 18) Study of the biocompatibility of surgical implant materials at the atomic and molecular level using Scanning Tunneling Microscopy
  • 19) Naked DNA helicity observed by Scanning Tunneling Microscopy
  • 20) Applications of Scanning Tunneling Microscopy to layered materials, organic charge transfer complexes and conductive polymers
  • 21) Electron túnneling through a molecule
  • 22) Electronic transport in disordered organic chains
  • VI. Electron and Ion Point Sources
  • 23) Electron and ion point sources, properties and applications
  • 24) Field electron emission from atomic-size microtips
  • VII. Force Microscopy
  • 25) Force Microscopy
  • 26) Electret-condensor-microphone used as a very sensitive force sensor
  • VIII. Optical and Acoustic Microscopy
  • 27) Resolution and contrast generation in Scanning Near-Field Optical Microscopy
  • 28) Scanning Tunneling Optical Microscopy
  • 29) Scanning Near-Field Acoustic Microscopy.

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