Scanning tunneling microscopy of β-SiC and YBa2Cu3O7_x ceramic surfaces

N. J. Zheng, U. Knipping, I. S T Tsong, William Petuskey, J. C. Barry

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Abstract

We have constructed a compact scanning tunneling microscope (STM) on a 6-in.-diam conflat flange for use in air and in ultrahigh vacuum. Topographies on a nanometer scale were imaged on a cubic β-SiC(100) surface and a single-phase polycrystalline YBa2Cu307 _x surface with the STM at room temperature. In the case of the YBa2Cu307x surface, we have succeeded in obtaining images showing the lavered-perovskite structure on an atomic scale.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)457-460
Number of pages4
JournalJournal of Vacuum Science and Technology A: Vacuum, Surfaces and Films
Volume6
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 1988

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Surfaces and Interfaces
  • Surfaces, Coatings and Films

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