Metal-Vacuum-Metal Tunneling

Abstract

A program directed toward a study of the Scanning Tunneling Microscope (STM) as a new instrument for examining and modifying surfaces at the atomic level. The STM has been developed to the point where it can be used routinely to record atomic surface structure and this technology has been successfully transferred to a commercial enterprise. The underlying technology can be used to mark surfaces on the scale of 100 A exploiting a variety of physical mechanisms. The writing speeds and signal-to-noise ratios in this new marking technology are suitable for high density storage systems.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1990
Accession Number
ADA230065

Entities

People

  • Calvin Quate

Organizations

  • Stanford University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Chemical Reaction Properties
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemical Vapor Deposition
  • Chemistry
  • Electron Microscopy
  • Laser Beams
  • Manufacturing
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • Memory Devices
  • Microscopes
  • Self Assembly
  • Semiconductors
  • Subatomic Particles
  • Surface Reactions
  • Transition Temperature

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Computer Science/Computer Engineering/Data Science/Digital Signal Processing.
  • Quantum Dot Semiconductor Device Photonics and Graphene Optoelectronic Materials and THz Physics.
  • Surface Coatings Technology.