Topics:

• Quantum Tunneling
• The STM – basic idea

Recommended Reading: See References below.

• G. Binnig, H. Rohrer, Ch. Gerber, E. Weibel, “Tunneling through a controllable vacuum gap”, Appl. Phys. Lett. 40, 178 (1982).
• G. Binnig, H. Rohrer, Ch. Gerber, E. Weibel, Surface studies by scanning tunneling microscopy”, Phys. Rev. Lett. 49, 57 (1982).
• P.K. Hansma and J. Tersoff, “Scanning tunneling microscopy”, J. Appl. Phys. 61, R1 (1987).

Researchers should cite this work as follows:

• Ron Reifenberger (2009), "ME 597 Lecture 3: Quantum Tunneling/The STM," https://nanohub.org/resources/7563.

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