D ec 1 99 4 Double - Tip STM for Surface Analysis
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چکیده
We explore the possibility of using a double-tip STM to probe the single electron Green function of a sample surface, and describe a few important applications: (1) Probing constant energy surfaces in k-space by ballistic transport; (2) Measuring scattering phase shifts of defects; (3) Observing the transition from ballistic to diffusive transport to localization; and (4) Measuring inelastic mean free paths.
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