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Scanning Tunneling Microscopes (device)

Known as: STM, Scanning Tunneling Microscope 
A microscope that makes use of the phenomenon of electron tunneling to map the positions of individual atoms in a surface or to move atoms around on… 
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Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Recording intramolecular mechanics during the manipulation of a large molecule.
The technique of single atom manipulation by means of the scanning tunneling microscope (STM) applies to the controlled… 
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Fabrication of silicon nanostructures with a scanning tunneling microscope
A technique is presented for fabricating Si nanostructures with a scanning tunneling microscope operated in air. The process… 
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Correlation from randomness: quantitative analysis of ion-etched graphite surfaces using the scanning tunneling microscope
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Structure of GaAs(100)-c(8 x 2) determined by scanning tunneling microscopy.
The scanning tunneling microscope (STM) has been used to study the c(8×2) reconstruction of GaAs(100). High-resolution STM images… 
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Dissociation of Individual Molecules with Electrons from the Tip of a Scanning Tunneling Microscope
The scanning tunneling microscope (STM) can be used to select a particular adsorbed molecule, probe its electronic structure… 
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Rectification of STM Current to Graphite Covered with Phthalocyanine Molecules
The scanning tunneling microscope (STM) can be used to measure current-voltage characteristics on an atomic scale. The attachment… 
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Imaging Xe with a low-temperature scanning tunneling microscope.
We have obtained images of individual Xe atoms absorbed on a Ni(110) surface using a low-temperature scanning tunneling… 
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Theory of the local density of surface states on a metal: Comparison with scanning tunneling spectroscopy of a Au(111) surface.
A simple theory of the effect of monatomic steps on the local density of surface states and on the conductance of a scanning… 
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
STM and AFM images of nucleosome DNA under water.
We have imaged DNA from the calf thymus nucleosome using a scanning tunneling microscope (STM) operated in water. The fragments… 
Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
A STUDY OF GRAPHITE SURFACE WITH STM AND ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE CALCULATIONS
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