Since its inception in 1982, the Scanning Tunnelling Microscope (STM) has had an
increasing importance in the examination of surfaces at an atomic level in real space. The …

The scanning tunneling microscope (STM)-developed by Binnig and Rohrer-has recently
appeared as a new instrument for surface structure investigations with atomic resolution …

An overview of the status of Scanning Tunneling Microscopy (STM) is given. So far, the
method has been applied mainly to surface structures. Examples are given for …

Since its introduction by Binnig et al.,< 1) the Scanning Tunnelling Microscope (STM) has
engendered much excitement among surface scientists, not only for the atomically resolved …

Presented here is an overview of the present status and future prospects of scanning
tunneling microscopy. Topics covered include the physical basis of the scanning tunneling …

On October 15, 1986 the world learn ed about the award of the Nobel Prize in Physics to
Ernst Ruska for his funda mental investigations in electron optics and the construction of the …

A scanning tunnelling microscope can image surfaces down to the atomic scale. Its very
high resolution is caused by its local probing mechanism: a tunnel current which flows …

Three decades ago, with a tiny tip of platinum, the scientific world saw the real space
imaging of single atoms with unprecedented spatial resolution. This signalled the birth of …

Presented here is an overview of the present status and future prospects of scanning
tunneling microscopy. Topics covered include the physical basis of the scanning tunneling …

Like all other imaging techniques, scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) is an ingenious
approach for obtaining images with sufficiently high resolution. On the other hand, STM is …