Scanning Tunneling Microscopy and Related Methods

by R.J. Behm (Editor), N. García (Editor), H. Rohrer (Editor)

Overview

Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute on Basic Concepts and Applications of Scanning Tunneling Microscopy, Erice, Italy, April 17-29, 1989

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780792308614
Publisher:	Springer Netherlands
Publication date:	08/31/1990
Series:	NATO Science Series E: , #184
Edition description:	1990
Pages:	526
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.24(d)

Table of Contents

I. Methods.- 1) Scanning Tunneling Microscopy — methods and variations.- II. Theory.- 2) A brief introduction to tunneling theory.- 3) Tunneling times for one-dimensional barriers.- 4) Theory of Scanning Tunneling Microscopy and Spectroscopy.- 5) Theory of tunneling from transition metal tips.- 6) Tip-surface interactions.- 7) On the quantized conductance of small contacts.- 8) Adiabatic evolution and resonant tunneling through a one-dimensional constriction.- 9) What do we mean by ‘work function’.- III. Applications of STM at Solid State Surfaces.- 10) Scanning Tunneling Microscopy: Metal surfaces, adsorption and surface reactions.- 11) Scanning Tunneling Microscopy: Semiconductor surfaces, adsorption and epitaxy.- 12) Spectroscopy using conduction electrons.- 13) Scanning Tunneling Optical Microscopy (STOM) of silver nanostructures.- 14) Surface modification with the STM and the AFM.- IV. Liquid-Solid Interface.- 15) Scanning Probe Microscopy of liquid-solid interfaces.- 16) In-situ Scanning Tunneling Microscopy in electrochemistry.- V. Applications of STM at Organic and Biological Materials.- 17) Imaging and conductivity of biological and organic material.- 18) Study of the biocompatibility of surgical implant materials at the atomic and molecular level using Scanning Tunneling Microscopy.- 19) Naked DNA helicity observed by Scanning Tunneling Microscopy.- 20) Applications of Scanning Tunneling Microscopy to layered materials, organic charge transfer complexes and conductive polymers.- 21) Electron túnneling through a molecule.- 22) Electronic transport in disordered organic chains.- VI. Electron and Ion Point Sources.- 23) Electron and ion point sources, properties and applications.- 24) Field electron emission from atomic-size microtips.- VII. ForceMicroscopy.- 25) Force Microscopy.- 26) Electret-condensor-microphone used as a very sensitive force sensor.- VIII. Optical and Acoustic Microscopy.- 27) Resolution and contrast generation in Scanning Near-Field Optical Microscopy.- 28) Scanning Tunneling Optical Microscopy.- 29) Scanning Near-Field Acoustic Microscopy.

Editorial Reviews

The 29 presentations from the April 1989 Institute are organized within eight sections covering methods, theory, applications of STM at solid state surfaces, liquid-solid interface, applications of STM at organic and biological materials, electron and ion point sources, force microscopy, and optical and acoustic microscopy. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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