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Scanning tunnelling microscopy

Concept · Surface_analysis_methods_Vocabulary · Draft

Terms

  • Preferred term, Draft
  • Synonym, Draft

Definition

  • A scanning tunneling microscope is a type of scanning probe microscope used for imaging surfaces at the atomic level

Note

  • STM is based on the concept of quantum tunneling. When the tip is brought very near to the surface to be examined, a bias voltage applied between the two allows electrons to tunnel through the vacuum separating them

Example

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    Organization
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    Created at
    20/03/2025, 19.48
    Modified at
    14/04/2025, 4.29
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/21.T13999/EOSC-202503000465814@concept=4a99da9d-7c44-4186-9205-d25b4e4e8e57@concept=4a99da9d-7c44-4186-9205-d25b4e4e8e57@concept=4a99da9d-7c44-4186-9205-d25b4e4e8e57@concept=a07cd94b-ba3e-448d-a8e8-21bf561fb6be