Towards the Assembly and Characterization of Individual Molecules by Use of the Scanning Tunneling Microscope as a Nanoscopic Tool

Abstract

This final report details the development and setup of a scanning tunneling microscope (STM) capable of operation at cryogenic temperatures in ultra-high vacuum. Main features of the instrument are rapid cooling of the sample to temperatures below 10K, low electronic and vibrational noise during operation at low temperatures and very good drift stability. These are required prerequisites for the anticipated experiments involving STM controlled molecular synthesis. Initial results are demonstrated.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 2002
Accession Number
ADA408395

Entities

People

  • Ludwig Bartels

Organizations

  • University of California, Riverside

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Amplifiers
  • Assembly
  • Chemistry
  • Computer Programming
  • Computers
  • Eddy Currents
  • Image Processing
  • Image Recognition
  • Low Temperature
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Microscopes
  • Molecules
  • Quantum Tunneling
  • Scanning
  • Tunneling
  • Vacuum

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Combustion and Flow Dynamics.
  • Nanoscale Plasmonic Nanotechnology
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics