The introduction a quartz tuning fork sensor with a metallic tip on one prong has provided STM with an ultrasensitive sensor that can be used for both scanning tunneling measurements as well as scanning atomic force measurements. Moreover, when multiple channels are registered at the same time (tunneling current, frequency shift and phase shift), the most delicate electronic features can be made visible. The ultimate of such a feature is an individual molecular orbital at specific energies.
Alternative(s): QPlus® STM and CO functionalized tip
application-products
LT STM Lab, POLAR SPM Lab and INFINITY SPM Lab
