A Scanning Probe Microscope for Studying Electron Transport at Low Temperatures

摘要

A scanning probe microscope that allows studies of electron transport - in particular, in carbon nanotubes at cryogenic temperatures - has been developed. The stiff structure of the microscope and its small transverse dimensions allow scanning to be performed in the atomic-force-microscope mode of a portable Dewar flask with a neck diameter of >40 mm without using additional vibration insulation.