• Medientyp: E-Artikel
  • Titel: Combined atomic force microscope and scanning tunneling microscope with high optical access achieving atomic resolution in ambient conditions
  • Beteiligte: Pürckhauer, Korbinian; Maier, Simon; Merkel, Anja; Kirpal, Dominik; Giessibl, Franz J.
  • Erschienen: AIP Publishing, 2020
  • Erschienen in: Review of Scientific Instruments, 91 (2020) 8
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • DOI: 10.1063/5.0013921
  • ISSN: 0034-6748; 1089-7623
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  • Beschreibung: Performing atomic force microscopy (AFM) and scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) with atomic resolution under ambient conditions is challenging due to enhanced noise and thermal drift. We show the design of a compact combined atomic force and scanning tunneling microscope that uses qPlus sensors and discuss the stability and thermal drift. By using a material with a low thermal expansion coefficient, we can perform constant height measurements and achieve atomic resolution in both AFM and STM on various samples. Moreover, the design allows a wide angle optical access to the sensor and the sample that is of interest for combining with optical microscopes or focusing optics with a high numerical aperture.