Application of Scanning Tunneling Microscopy to Studies of Electrode Surfaces

Abstract

This project involved the study of a variety of different surfaces and structures in gaseous and liquid environments using the scanning tunneling microscope (STM) and other scanning probe microscopes with the aim of obtaining a better understanding of electrode surfaces and the processes occuring on these surfaces. With the STM we investigated chemical changes on the surface of electrodes, e.g., corrosion, passivation, and biochemical activities, and studied the energetics for electron transfer at the surfaces of semiconductors. We also investigated nanostructures (for example, very small semiconductor particles, porous Si, and self-assembled monolayers) using this technique. Scanning tunneling microscopy (STM), Scanning probe microscopy (SPM), Semiconductor surfaces, Electrode surfaces, Nanostructures

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1994
Accession Number
ADA282383

Entities

People

  • Allen J. Bard

Organizations

  • University of Texas at Austin

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Chemistry
  • Corrosion
  • Electrodes
  • Electron Transfer
  • Films
  • Material Degradation Processes
  • Materials
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • Microscopy
  • Military Research
  • Nanostructures
  • Quantum Tunneling
  • Scanning
  • Self Assembled Monolayers
  • Semiconductors
  • Silicon Compounds

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Electrochemical Engineering/ Fuel Cell Technologies
  • Nanoscale Plasmonic Nanotechnology
  • Thin Film Deposition Science.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Graphene