Scanning Tunneling Microscopy I: General Principles and Applications to Clean and Absorbate-Covered Surfaces: 20 (Springer Series in Surface Sciences, 20) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 3540584153 ISBN 13: 9783540584155

Publisher: Springer, 1994

Synopsis

Since the first edition of "Scanning 'funneling Microscopy I" has been pub­ lished, considerable progress has been made in the application of STM to the various classes of materials treated in this volume, most notably in the field of adsorbates and molecular systems. An update of the most recent develop­ ments will be given in an additional Chapter 9. The editors would like to thank all the contributors who have supplied up­ dating material, and those who have provided us with suggestions for further improvements. We also thank Springer-Verlag for the decision to publish this second edition in paperback, thereby making this book affordable for an even wider circle of readers. Hamburg, July 1994 R. Wiesendanger Preface to the First Edition Since its invention in 1981 by G. Binnig, H. Rohrer and coworkers at the IBM Zurich Research Laboratory, scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) has devel­ oped into an invaluable surface analytical technique allowing the investigation of real-space surface structures at the atomic level. The conceptual simplicity of the STM technique is startling: bringing a sharp needle to within a few Angstroms of the surface of a conducting sample and using the tunneling cur­ rent, which flows on application of a bias voltage, to sense the atomic and elec­ tronic surface structure with atomic resolution! Prior to 1981 considerable scepticism existed as to the practicability of this approach.

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This second edition of Scanning Tunneling Microscopy I, updated with a guide to recent literature, is a unique introduction into a novel and fascinating technique that produces beautiful images of nature on an atomic scale, offering a comprehensive treatment of scanning tunneling microscopy, its diverse applications and its theoretical treatment. The present volume describes in detail the technique itself, its applications to metals, semiconductors, layered materials, adsorbed molecules and superconductors. In addition to the many representative results reviewed, extensive references to original works will help to make accessible the vast body of knowledge already accumulated in this field.

Edition details

• Publisher: Springer
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 3540584153
• ISBN 13: 9783540584155
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 292
• Editor: Güntherodt Hans-Joachim, Wiesendanger Roland