Background removal in scanning tunneling spectroscopy of single atoms and molecules on metal surfaces

2008 ◽  
Vol 79 (4) ◽  
pp. 043104 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Wahl ◽  
L. Diekhöner ◽  
M. A. Schneider ◽  
K. Kern
Keyword(s):  
Metal Surfaces ◽  
Scanning Tunneling Spectroscopy ◽  
Tunneling Spectroscopy ◽  
Scanning Tunneling ◽  
Atoms And Molecules ◽  
Single Atoms ◽  
Background Removal

Scanning-tunneling spectroscopy on conjugated polymer films

2003 ◽  
Vol 771 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Kemerink ◽  
S.F. Alvarado ◽  
P.M. Koenraad ◽  
R.A.J. Janssen ◽  
H.W.M. Salemink ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Polymer Films ◽  
Conjugated Polymer ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Field Enhancement ◽  
Direct Consequence ◽  
Scanning Tunneling Spectroscopy ◽  
Tunneling Spectroscopy ◽  
Band Alignment ◽  
Scanning Tunneling ◽  
Order Of Magnitude

AbstractScanning-tunneling spectroscopy experiments have been performed on conjugated polymer films and have been compared to a three-dimensional numerical model for charge injection and transport. It is found that field enhancement near the tip apex leads to significant changes in the injected current, which can amount to more than an order of magnitude, and can even change the polarity of the dominant charge carrier. As a direct consequence, the single-particle band gap and band alignment of the organic material can be directly obtained from tip height-voltage (z-V) curves, provided that the tip has a sufficiently sharp apex.

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