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New scanning device for scanning tunneling microscope applications

Richard Koops, G. A. Sawatzky

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Abstract

A small, single piezo XYZ translator has been developed. The device has been used as a scanner for a scanning tunneling microscope and has been tested successfully in air and in UHV. Its simple design results in a rigid and compact scanning unit which permits high scanning rates.

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A small, single piezo XYZ translator has been developed. The device has been used as a scanner for a scanning tunneling microscope and has been tested successfully in air and in UHV. Its simple design results in a rigid and compact scanning unit which permits high scanning rates.

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A small, single piezo XYZ translator has been developed. The device has been used as a scanner for a scanning tunneling microscope and has been tested successfully in air and in UHV. Its simple design results in a rigid and compact scanning unit which permits high scanning rates.

Key concepts: Scanning tunneling microscope, Scanner, Scanning probe microscopy, Scanning Hall probe microscope, Electrochemical scanning tunneling microscope, Materials science, Scanning electron microscope, Microscope

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