Spatial resolution of scanning tunneling microscopy

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作者
Rozouvan, T. [1 ]
Poperenko, L. [1 ]
Shaykevich, I [1 ]
Rozouvan, S. [1 ]
机构
[1] T Shevchenko Natl Univ Kyiv, Fac Phys, 2 Glushkova Ave, UA-03680 Kiev, Ukraine
来源
FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS | 2015年 / 22卷 / 03期
关键词
scanning tunneling microscopy; carbon nanotubes; Schroedinger equation;
D O I
10.15407/fm22.03.365
中图分类号
T [工业技术];
学科分类号
08 ;
摘要
Time-independent Schroedinger equation solution in paraxial approximation is obtained for de Broglie wave of electron. The solution results in exact ratios for spatial resolution of scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) of nanoobjects on a metal substrate. STM experiments on semiconductor and metal carbon nanotubes were performed in order to check the theoretical approach. The spatial resolution of the experiments reached 0.06 nm. Hexagonal structure on the semiconductor nanotube surface was registered. Relatively lower spatial resolution for the metal carbon nanotubes which is also different along and across nanotubes was registered and explained in frames of the proposed theoretical modeling. A basic ratio for STM spatial resolution for the arbitrary nanoobject was derived as a result of the approach.
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页码:365 / 369
页数:5
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