Apparent tunneling barrier height and local work function of atomic arrays
Spatially resolved measurements of the apparent tunneling barrier height Φapp in scanning tunneling microscopy have been used to estimate variations of the local work function Φ of surface structures. We experimentally show that Φapp can fail as a measure of Φ. The discrepancies are attributed to a...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Beilstein-Institut
2018-12-01
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| Series: | Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.3762/bjnano.9.283 |