Download or read book Low Temperature Scanning Tunneling Microscopy Studies of Surfaces and Molecules written by Lisa Marie Wesoloski and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nanotechnology is described as an emerging science discipline that is expected to have a greater impact on life as we know it than any innovation since the industrial revolution. Superior, cheaper, stronger and more efficient products are predicted to change the way we live, use technology and conduct research. This dissertation focuses on a remarkable instrument, the low temperature scanning tunneling microscope (LT-STM), which is a powerful tool that has played a significant role in revolutionizing the fields of nanoscience and nanotechnology. The work in this dissertation is divided into three sections. First, the fundamental principles of nanoscience and the history of microscopy are introduced. The second part provides a thorough study of Bardeen's formula and its application in STM. The third part describes experimental investigations involving the physicochemical properties of matter at the nanoscale conducted by means of LT-STM. Studies begin with bare substrate surfaces and successively build in complexity as small molecules, solvents, nanoclusters and large organic molecules are examined on surfaces. Experiments show that carbon monoxide exhibits chemical contrast, while oxygen shows a lack thereof. Solvents are demonstrated to weaken surface bonds and induce surface atom mass transport and the tip is shown to assist the diffusion. Manganese nanoclusters are shown to generate a localized electronic state on graphite by either an electronic or magnetic perturbation. The aromatic molecule, decacyclene (DC) is shown to exhibit both bias-dependent and tip-dependent contrast reversal. In addition, intermolecular interactions are found to compete with the surface-to-molecule interactions as dimers are observed on the surface. Two geometric orientations of the dimers are proposed to explain dimer characteristics and their relation to substrate-dependent properties. Lastly, DC molecules are examined at coverages in excess of a monolayer and shown to form ordered domains of the boat-shape conformation. This dissertation emphasizes the local modifications of electronic structures upon physisorption and the interplay between surface-to-molecule and molecule-to-molecule interactions, which demonstrate the various complexities occurring at the nanoscale.
Download or read book Low temperature Scanning Tunneling Microscopy Studies of Organic Molecules on Noble Metal Surfaces written by Matthias Böhringer and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 147 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Low Temperature Scanning Tunneling Microscopy Studies of Single Molecules Adsorbed on Thin Insulating Films written by and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The present work is concentrated on the study of two isomers of an organic molecule -methylterrylene- adsorbed on a thin insulating _lm (a NaCl bi or tri-layer) deposited on a metallic substrate -Cu(111)-, by Scanning Tunneling Microscopy and Spectroscopy (STM and STS). Most STM studies of adsorbed atoms and molecules up to now have been performed on metallic or semiconducting surfaces. In this situation, the object is strongly electronically coupled to the substrate. The atomic or molecular levels are then shifted and broadened in energy, with the consequence that some of the intrinsic properties of the object are lost, to a more or less large extend. It has been shown recently that interposing between this object and the substrate an insulating leads to an efficient decoupling which allows to recover some of these properties. This decoupling effect of the insulating layer is at the center of the work reported here. Experiments where the molecules are directly adsorbed on the metal are compared with experiments where the molecule is decoupled from the Cu(111) surface by a NaCl bi-layer. The interpretation of these experimental results is supported and extended by current and image calculations with the Elastic Scattering Quantum Chemistry method where the structure of the Metal-insulating layer-molecule-metal junction is described at the atomic level. In the framework of molecular electronics, where the objective is to design and use molecules as electronic devices, understanding and controlling the coupling of a molecule to its environment is a central issue.
Download or read book Room temperature Scanning Tunneling Microscopy Studies of Organic Molecules on Copper Surfaces written by Catherine A. Skibo and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Room temperature scanning tunneling microscopy has been used to study the behavior and properties of organic molecules on copper single crystals in an ultra high vacuum environment. The background and theory of scanning tunneling microscopy are briefly described. All the data and images presented in this dissertation were measured with a home built scanning tunneling microscope, the methods and procedures of which are outlined. The bare copper surfaces of Cu(111) and Cu(100) are imaged in order to better understand the substrate on which molecules are deposited. Various features of the single crystal surfaces are shown in images, including monatomic steps, frizzy steps, and screw dislocations. The adsorption behavior of C60 and hexa- t-butylhexaphenylbenzene (HB-HBC) have been studied on the Cu(111) surface and the adsorption behavior of hexa-t-butyldecacylene (HBDC) has been studied on the Cu(100) surface. C60 has been seen growing epitaxially from copper step edges, in a 4x4 overlayer of the Cu(111) surface. Internal structure of C60 has been observed as well. Ordered islands of HB-HBC have been observed to grow on terraces, as opposed to step edges. Brighter features in the ordered islands suggest the possible formation of dimers of HB-HBC, which is known to form dimers in the solid state. HBDC has been studied on the Cu(100) surface. At low coverage, HBDC behaves as a two-dimensional molecular gas on the surface at room temperature, with molecules resolved only along step edges and near surface defects. At monolayer coverage, HBDC forms ordered arrays, with a high level of intermolecular interactions. At lower coverage, HBDC has been pinned out of the gas phase by several different high voltage tunneling methods. At biases greater than 2 V, molecules are pinned into a semi-stable immobile trapped state by vertical manipulation, lateral manipulation and high voltage image. We believe the pinning occurs primarily through an inelastic tunneling mechanism, though the electric field and mechanical contact of the tip could contribute to the pinning.
Download or read book Scanning Tunneling Microscopy in Surface Science Nanoscience and Catalysis written by Michael Bowker and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2009-11-11 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here, top international authors in the field of STM and surface science present first-class contributions on this hot topic, bringing the reader up to date with the latest developments in this rapidly advancing field. The focus is on the nanoscale, particularly in relation to catalysis, involving developments in our understanding of the nature of the surfaces of oxides and nanoparticulate materials, as well as adsorption, and includes in-situ studies of catalysis on such model materials. Of high interest to practitioners of surface science, nanoscience, STM and catalysis.
Download or read book Scanning Tunneling Microscopy I written by Hans-Joachim Güntherodt and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-03-13 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the first edition of "Scanning 'funneling Microscopy I" has been pub lished, considerable progress has been made in the application of STM to the various classes of materials treated in this volume, most notably in the field of adsorbates and molecular systems. An update of the most recent develop ments will be given in an additional Chapter 9. The editors would like to thank all the contributors who have supplied up dating material, and those who have provided us with suggestions for further improvements. We also thank Springer-Verlag for the decision to publish this second edition in paperback, thereby making this book affordable for an even wider circle of readers. Hamburg, July 1994 R. Wiesendanger Preface to the First Edition Since its invention in 1981 by G. Binnig, H. Rohrer and coworkers at the IBM Zurich Research Laboratory, scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) has devel oped into an invaluable surface analytical technique allowing the investigation of real-space surface structures at the atomic level. The conceptual simplicity of the STM technique is startling: bringing a sharp needle to within a few Angstroms of the surface of a conducting sample and using the tunneling cur rent, which flows on application of a bias voltage, to sense the atomic and elec tronic surface structure with atomic resolution! Prior to 1981 considerable scepticism existed as to the practicability of this approach.
Download or read book Introduction to Scanning Tunneling Microscopy Third Edition written by C. Julian Chen and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2021-03-04 with total page 523 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The scanning tunnelling microscope (STM) was invented by Binnig and Rohrer and received a Nobel Prize of Physics in 1986. Together with the atomic force microscope (AFM), it provides non-destructive atomic and subatomic resolution on surfaces. Especially, in recent years, internal details of atomic and molecular wavefunctions are observed and mapped with negligible disturbance. Since the publication of its first edition, this book has been the standard reference book and a graduate-level textbook educating several generations of nano-scientists. In Aug. 1992, the co-inventor of STM, Nobelist Heinrich Rohrer recommended: "The Introduction to Scanning tunnelling Microscopy by C.J. Chen provides a good introduction to the field for newcomers and it also contains valuable material and hints for the experts". For the second edition, a 2017 book review published in the Journal of Applied Crystallography said "Introduction to Scanning tunnelling Microscopy is an excellent book that can serve as a standard introduction for everyone that starts working with scanning probe microscopes, and a useful reference book for those more advanced in the field". The third edition is a thoroughly updated and improved version of the recognized "Bible" of the field. Additions to the third edition include: theory, method, results, and interpretations of the non-destructive observation and mapping of atomic and molecular wavefunctions; elementary theory and new verifications of equivalence of chemical bond interaction and tunnelling; scanning tunnelling spectroscopy of high Tc superconductors; imaging of self-assembled organic molecules on the solid-liquid interfaces. Some key derivations are rewritten using mathematics at an undergraduate level to make it pedagogically sound.
Download or read book Scanning Tunneling Microscopy I written by Hans-Joachim Güntherodt and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Scanning Tunneling Microscopy I provides a unique introduction to a novel and fascinating technique that produces beautiful images of nature on an atomic scale. It is the first of three volumes that together offer a comprehensive treatment of scanning tunneling microscopy, its diverse applications, and its theoretical treatment. In this volume the reader will find a detailed description of the technique itself and of its applications to metals, semiconductors, layered materials, adsorbed molecules and superconductors. In addition to the many representative results reviewed, extensive references to original work will help to make accessible the vast body of knowledge already accumulated in this field.
Download or read book Scanning Tunneling Microscopy and Its Application written by Chunli Bai and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2000-08-10 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents a unified view of the rapidly growing field of scanning tunneling microscopy and its many derivatives. After examining novel scanning-probe techniques and the instrumentation and methods, the book provides detailed accounts of STM applications. It examines limitations of the present-day investigations and provides insight into further trends. "I strongly recommend that Professor Bai's book be a part of any library that serves surface scientists, biochemists, biophysicists, material scientists, and students of any science or engineering field...There is no doubt that this is one of the better (most thoughtful) texts." Journal of the American Chemical Society (Review of 1/e)
Download or read book High Pressure High Temperature Scanning Tunneling Microscopy Studies of CO NO and 02 on Pt 111 and Rh 111 written by Keith Benton Rider and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Variable temperature scanning tunneling microscopy studies of atomic and molecular level surface phenomena on semiconductor and metal surfaces written by William Patrick Fitts and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 704 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Scanning Tunneling Microscopy in Surface Science written by Michael Bowker and published by Wiley-VCH. This book was released on 2010-02-01 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here, top international authors in the field of STM and surface science present first-class contributions on this hot topic, bringing the reader up to date with the latest developments in this rapidly advancing field. The focus is on the nanoscale, particularly in relation to catalysis, involving developments in our understanding of the nature of the surfaces of oxides and nanoparticulate materials, as well as adsorption, and includes in-situ studies of catalysis on such model materials. Of high interest to practitioners of surface science, nanoscience, STM and catalysis.
Download or read book Sub Kelvin scanning tunneling microscopy on magnetic molecules written by Zhang, Lei and published by KIT Scientific Publishing. This book was released on 2019-07-05 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Introduction to Scanning Tunneling Microscopy written by C. Julian Chen and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 1993-05-20 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Due to its nondestructive imaging power, scanning tunneling microscopy has found major applications in the fields of physics, chemistry, engineering, and materials science. This book provides a comprehensive treatment of scanning tunneling and atomic force microscopy, with full coverage of the imaging mechanism, instrumentation, and sample applications. The work is the first single-author reference on STM and presents much valuable information previously available only as proceedings or collections of review articles. It contains a 32-page section of remarkable STM images, and is organized as a self-contained work, with all mathematical derivations fully detailed. As a source of background material and current data, the book will be an invaluable resource for all scientists, engineers, and technicians using the imaging abilities of STM and AFM. It may also be used as a textbook in senior-year and graduate level STM courses, and as a supplementary text in surface science, solid-state physics, materials science, microscopy, and quantum mechanics.
Download or read book Graphene Surfaces written by Karim Kakaei and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2018-10-09 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Graphene Surfaces: Particles and Catalysts focuses on the surface chemistry and modification of graphene and its derivatives from a theoretical and electrochemical point-of-view. It provides a comprehensive overview of their electronic structure, synthesis, properties and general applications in catalysis science, including their relevance in alcohols and their derivatives oxidation, oxygen reduction, hydrogen evolution, energy storage, corrosion protection and supercapacitors. The book also covers emerging research on graphene chemistry and its impact. Chemical engineers, materials scientists, electrochemists and engineers will find information that will answer their most pressing questions on the surface aspects of graphene and its effect on catalysis. Serves as a time-saving reference for researchers, graduated students and chemical engineers Equips the reader with catalysis knowledge for practical applications Discusses the physical and electrochemical properties of graphene Provides the most important applications of graphene in electrochemical systems Highlights both experimental and theoretical aspects of graphene
Download or read book Scanning Tunneling Microscopy Studies of Small Aromatic Molecules on Semiconductor Surfaces written by Alfred John Weymouth and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Atomic Force Microscopy Scanning Tunneling Microscopy 3 written by Samuel H. Cohen and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007-05-08 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Foundation for Advances in Medicine and Science (FAMS), the organizers of SCANNING 98, sponsored its third annual Atomic Force Microscopy/Scanning Tunneling Microscopy Symposium at the Omni Inner Harbor Hotelin Baltimore, Maryland, from May 9 to 12, 1998. This book represents the compilation of papers that were presented at the AFM/STM Symposium as well as a few that were presented at SCANNING 96 and SCANNING 97 meetings that took place in Monterey, California. The purpose of the symposium was to provide an interface between scientists and engineers, representatives of industry, government and academia, all of whom have a common interest in probe microscopies. The meetings offered an ideal forum where ideas could easily be exchanged and where individuals from diverse fields who are on the cutting edge ofprobe microscopy research could communicate with one another. Experts in probe microscopy from around the world representing a wide range of disciplines including physics, biotechnology, nanotechnology, chemistry, material science, etc., were invited to participate. The format of the meeting was structured so as to encourage communication among these individuals. During the first day’s sessions papers were presented on general topics such as application of scanning probe microscopy in materials science; STM and scanning tunneling spectroscopy of organic materials; fractal analysis in AFM; and nanomanipulation. Other papers presented included unexpected ordering of a molecule; synthesis ofpeptides and oligonucleotides; and analysis oflunar soils from Apollo 11.
