STM: Scanning Tunneling Microscope

Various surfaces are studied with the STM down to atomic resolution. Several samples are available to study a variety of surface science effects. Quantum tunnelling is at the heart of this device and can be verified experimentally. Gerd Binnig and Heinrich Rohrer won the Nobel Prize in 1986 for the STM.

This is a new apparatus and there is not yet a write-up. See Operating Instructions Below.

(The experiment is currently located in MP248.)

Additional resources:

• Nanosurf NaioSTM webpage.
• NaioSTM Operating Instructions.
• Manual for Burleigh STM that we previously used for this experiment, authored in part by Prof. Dwayne Miller. Although the instrument is different, Chapters 1 (The History of Microscopy), 2 (Operating Principles of the STM), and 4 (Laboratory Experiments) may still be useful for information or inspiration.

Current STM apparatus.