Abstract
A new compact scanning tunneling microscope (STM) with easy-to-construct X-Z inertial sample translation has been developed. A key feature of this design is that a single piezoelectric tube performs inertial sample translation, X-Y scan, and the Z feedback control. The performance of the STM is tested by imaging a highly oriented pyrolytic graphite sample. The ability of this STM to translate the sample laterally is demonstrated using a gold sample. The design is stable against the thermal drifts in the X-Y plane.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 3555-3557 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology A: Vacuum, Surfaces and Films |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jul 1990 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Surfaces and Interfaces
- Surfaces, Coatings and Films