Image of the Month

March 2007

Yttrium on Si(100)

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Microscope:
RHK QuadraProbe Four-Point Cryogenic Multisystem

Controls:
SPM 1000 Control System

Description :
STM image of yttrium nanowires grown on Si(100). Image was taken at 10 K Sample bias: 2.0 V Tunneling current: 0.18 nA Scan size: 140 nm x 140 nm

Tae-Hwan Kim, An-Ping Li and John Wendelken Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences, Oak Ridge National Laboratory