A low-temperature ultrahigh-vacuum scanning tunneling microscope with rotatable magnetic field

1 October 1997

journal article
research article
Published by AIP Publishing in Review of Scientific Instruments

Vol. 68 (10) , 3806-3810
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1148031

Abstract

We present a new design of a low-temperature ultrahigh-vacuum (UHV) scanning tunneling microscope setup with a combination of a solenoid and a split-pair magnet. The scanning tunneling microscope can be operated at temperatures down to 8 K and in a rotatable magnetic field of up to 1 T. Magnetic fields of up to 7 T perpendicular and 2 T parallel to the sample surface can be applied. The UHV part of the system allows in situ preparation and low energy electron diffraction/Auger analysis of samples. First topographic and spectroscopic measurements on p -InAs(110) are presented.

Keywords

This publication has 17 references indexed in Scilit:

A simple low-temperature ultrahigh-vacuum scanning tunneling microscope capable of atomic manipulation
Review of Scientific Instruments, 1996
A low temperature scanning tunneling microscope for use in high magnetic fields
Review of Scientific Instruments, 1995
New variable low-temperature scanning tunneling microscope for use in ultrahigh vacuum
Review of Scientific Instruments, 1995
An ultrahigh vacuum scanning tunneling microscope for use at variable temperature from 10 to 400 K
Review of Scientific Instruments, 1994
Integrated cryogenic scanning tunneling microscopy and sample preparation system
Review of Scientific Instruments, 1994
Beetle-like scanning tunneling microscope for ultrahigh vacuum and low-temperature applications
Review of Scientific Instruments, 1994
Confinement of Electrons to Quantum Corrals on a Metal Surface
Science, 1993
Scanning tunneling microscope instrumentation
Review of Scientific Instruments, 1989
An easily operable scanning tunneling microscope
Surface Science, 1987
Some design criteria in scanning tunneling microscopy
IBM Journal of Research and Development, 1986