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SCANNING APPARATUS FOR SURFACE ANALYSIS USING VACUUM-TUNNEL EFFECT AT CRYOGENIC TEMPERATURES
SCANNING APPARATUS FOR SURFACE ANALYSIS USING VACUUM-TUNNEL EFFECT AT CRYOGENIC TEMPERATURES
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机译:在低温下使用真空隧道效应进行表面分析的扫描装置
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The vacuum tunnel effect is utilized to form a scanning tunneling microscope. In an ultra-high vacuum at cryogenic temperature, a fine tip is raster scanned across the surface of a conducting sample at a distance of a few Angstroms. The vertical separation between the tip and sample surface is automatically controlled so as to maintain constant a measured variable which is proportional to the tunnel resistance, such as tunneling current. The position of the tip with respect to the surface is controlled preferably by piezo electric drive means acting in three coordinate directions. The spatial coordinates of the scanning tip are graphically displayed. This is conveniently done by displaying the drive currents or voltages of piezo electric drives.
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