Surface Studies by Scanning Tunneling Microscopy

Scanning Tunneling Microscopy of Surface Structures

Surface science got a new impact with the development of the seanning tunneling microscope, since for the first time atomic-resolution observations of surface structures in real space have becomepossible. Following ashort description of the basic features of the seanning tunneling microscopy, some selected results are presented which illustrate the potential of the technique to provide informat...

Scanning tunneling microscopy studies of topological insulators.

Scanning tunneling microscopy (STM), with surface sensitivity, is an ideal tool to probe the intriguing properties of the surface state of topological insulators (TIs) and topological crystalline insulators (TCIs). We summarize the recent progress on those topological phases revealed by STM studies. STM observations have directly confirmed the existence of the topological surface states and cle...

Dynamic probe of ZnTe(110) surface by scanning tunneling microscopy

The reconstructed surface structure of the II-VI semiconductor ZnTe (110), which is a promising material in the research field of semiconductor spintronics, was studied by scanning tunneling microscopy/spectroscopy (STM/STS). First, the surface states formed by reconstruction by the charge transfer of dangling bond electrons from cationic Zn to anionic Te atoms, which are similar to those of IV...

Microscopy, Scanning Tunneling

Ultrafast Scanning Tunneling Microscopy