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ME 597 Lecture 2: STM Experimental Considerations
Online Presentations | 01 Sep 2010 | Contributor(s):: Ron Reifenberger
Topics:Early SuccessesHow to Make an STMRecommended Reading: See References below.
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ME 597 Lecture 1: Review of Quantum Tunneling/Introduction to STM
Online Presentations | 01 Sep 2010 | Contributor(s):: Ron Reifenberger
Topics:Quantum TunnelingThe STM – basic ideaRecommended Reading: See References below.
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ME 597/PHYS 570: Fundamentals of Atomic Force Microscopy (Fall 2010)
Courses | 01 Sep 2010 | Contributor(s):: Ron Reifenberger, Arvind Raman
Fall 2010 A course for students interested in learning the fundamentals underlying Atomic Force Microscopy.
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ME 597 Lecture 6: The Transition from STM to AFM
Online Presentations | 26 Oct 2009 | Contributor(s):: Ron Reifenberger
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ME 597 Lecture 5: Some Topics in STM
Online Presentations | 20 Oct 2009 | Contributor(s):: Ron Reifenberger
Topics:Scanning Tunneling Spectroscopy (STS)Current Imaging Tunneling Spectroscopy (CITS)Apparent barrier heightForce on the tipAtomic CorrugationQuantum Corrals
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ME 597 Lecture 4: How to Make an STM
Online Presentations | 13 Oct 2009 | Contributor(s):: Ron Reifenberger
Topics:Early SuccessesHow to Make an STM
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ME 597 Lecture 3: Quantum Tunneling/The STM
Online Presentations | 08 Oct 2009 | Contributor(s):: Ron Reifenberger
Topics:Quantum TunnelingThe STM – basic ideaRecommended Reading: See References below.
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ME 597 Lecture 2: Electron States in Solids-Density of States
Online Presentations | 09 Sep 2009 | Contributor(s):: Ron Reifenberger
Note: This lecture has been revised since its original presentation.Topics:Electron States in Solids – Bloch FunctionsKronig-Penney ModelDensity of States
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ME 597/PHYS 570: Fundamentals of Atomic Force Microscopy (Fall 2009)
Courses | 03 Sep 2009 | Contributor(s):: Ron Reifenberger, Arvind Raman
A course for students interested in learning the fundamentals underlying Atomic Force Microscopy.
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Nanotribology, Nanomechanics and Materials Characterization Studies
Online Presentations | 08 Jun 2009 | Contributor(s):: Bharat Bhushan
Fundamental nanotribological studies provide insight to molecular origins of interfacial phenomena including adhesion, friction, wear and lubrication. Friction and wear of lightly loaded micro/nano components are highly dependent on the surface interactions (few atomic layers). Nanotribological...
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ECET 499N: Introduction to Nanotechnology
Courses | 30 Mar 2009 | Contributor(s):: Helen McNally
An introduction to the emerging area of nanotechnology will be studied. The primary focus will be on the technologies of nanotechnology, with specific emphasis on electronics and electrical measurements. Instruments and techniques used in nanotechnology will be described and explored which...
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First Principles Non-Equilibrium Green's Function Modeling of Vacum and Oxide Barrier Tunneling
Papers | 01 Dec 2008 | Contributor(s):: Kirk H. Bevan
Vacuum and oxide barrier electron tunneling phenomena have been studied at length for several decades. Yet with electron device barrier widths now commonly measured in atomic units, complex quantum mechanical phenomena such as wavefunction coupling, surface states, and interface bonds have begun...
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Slides: WKB Approximation Applications
Teaching Materials | 09 Jul 2008 | Contributor(s):: Dragica Vasileska, Gerhard Klimeck
www.eas.asu.edu/~vasileskNSF
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Carbon Nanotechnology: Scientific and Technological Issues
Online Presentations | 24 Feb 2008 | Contributor(s):: Joe Lyding
Carbon nanotechnologies based on single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) and graphene (a single atomic layer of graphite) are being pursued for a wide range of technological applications ranging from chemical sensing to post-silicon nanoelectronics. A common thread is the need to atomistically...
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Electrons in Two Dimensions: Quantum Corrals and Semiconductor Microstructures
Online Presentations | 04 Dec 2007 | Contributor(s):: Eric J. Heller
The images generated by a scanning tunneling microscope are iconic. Some of the most famous are Don Eigler’s quantum corrals, which reveal not only the guest atoms on a surface but especially the interference patterns of electrons shuttling back and forth along the surface. To understand the...
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Selective Silicon Epitaxy Seen at the Nanometer Scale
Online Presentations | 14 Jun 2007 | Contributor(s):: Matthew Mark Sztelle
The presenter introduces NEMS (nanoelectromechanical systems) and STM (Scanning Tunneling Microscopy and continues to present material on Selective Silicon Epitaxy seen at the Nanometer ScaleMatthew M. Sztelle is a Research Assistant in the Scanning Tunneling Microscopy Group at the Beckman...
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Introduction to Scanning Tunneling Microscopy
Animations | 20 Apr 2007 | Contributor(s):: Hyung-Seok Hahm
This is a 60 second movie clip with an introduction to Scanning Tunneling Microscopy(STM). Design goals are - Give an idea of what STM looks like- Provide an overview of what STM does and how it worksProduced by Imran Sobh and Hyung-Seok HahmAs part of instructional materials by...
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Operation of Scannig Tunneling Microscopy
Animations | 20 Apr 2007 | Contributor(s):: Hyung-Seok Hahm
This is a 60-second movie clip with a narration of how Scanning Tunneling Microscopy(STM) operates. Produced by Eric Meyer, Imran Sobh and Hyung-Seok Hahm Beckman InstituteUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign As part of instructional materials by National Center for Learning and Teaching in...
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A Primer on Scanning Tunneling Microscopy (STM)
Online Presentations | 04 Apr 2006 | Contributor(s):: Ron Reifenberger
Scanning Probe Microscopes and their remarkable ability to provide three-dimensional maps of surfaces at the nanometer length scale have arguably been the most important tool in establishing the world-wide emergence of Nanotechnology. In this talk, the fundamental ideas behind the first scanning...
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Probing Silicon-Based Molecular Electronics with Scanning Tunneling Microscopy
Online Presentations | 29 Jul 2005 | Contributor(s):: Mark Hersam
In recent years, substantial progress has occurred in the field of molecular electronics [1]. In this paper, charge transport through molecule-semiconductor junctions is probed with ultra-high vacuum (UHV) scanning tunneling microscopy (STM). The presence of the semiconductor band gap enables new...