A very low temperature scanning tunneling microscope for the local spectroscopy of mesoscopic structures

作者: N. Moussy , H. Courtois , B. Pannetier

DOI: 10.1063/1.1331328

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摘要: We present the design and operation of a very low temperature scanning tunneling microscope (STM) working at 60 mK in a dilution refrigerator. The STM features both atomic resolution and micron-sized scanning range at low temperature. We achieved an efficient thermalization of the sample while maintaining a clean surface for STM imaging. Our spectroscopic data show unprecedented energy resolution. We present current–voltage characteristics and the deduced local density of states of hybrid superconductor–normal …

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