Experimental investigations of spin-polarized electron confinement in nanostructures by
scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) and scanning tunneling spectroscopy (STS) are …

The spectroscopy of quasi-one-dimensional (1D) systems has been a subject of strong
interest since the first experimental observations of unusual line shapes in the early 1990s …

One-dimensional electron systems can now be synthesized at stepped surfaces by self-
assembly of atomic and molecular chains. A wide variety of adsorbate and substrate …

STM images show that vicinal Au (788) surfaces are made up of a uniform array of (111)-
oriented terraces of similar width (∼ 3.8 nm). This uniformity makes it possible to study the …

Vicinal noble metal surfaces with regular arrays of steps and terraces are very convenient
model systems to test the electronic properties of lateral nanostructures. Using angle …

The dependence of the local density of states near the Fermi energy EF on the width of
terraces T is investigated by tunneling scanning spectroscopy on Ag (111) at 7 K. With …

Electrons at noble metal surfaces can be confined within terraces leading to one-
dimensional surface states. These can be studied with angle-resolved photoemission from …

The Shockley (L-gap) surface states on Cu (111) and the vicinal (332) and (221) surfaces
have been mapped by angle-scanned ultraviolet photoelectron spectroscopy. We find two …

Surface states at vicinal Au (788) and Au (322) have been investigated with angle-resolved
photoemission and synchrotron radiation. Both surfaces are characterized by highly regular …

The character of the surface state wave function on regularly stepped Cu (111) is
reinvestigated. It is shown that the qualitative change at terrace lengths around 17 Å …