Scanning tunneling microscope assembly, reactor, and system

Tao, Feng; Salmeron, Miquel; Somorjai, Gabor A

Scanning tunneling microscope assembly, reactor, and system

Patent · 17 November 2014

OSTI ID:1163969

Tao, Feng; Salmeron, Miquel; Somorjai, Gabor A

An embodiment of a scanning tunneling microscope (STM) reactor includes a pressure vessel, an STM assembly, and three spring coupling objects. The pressure vessel includes a sealable port, an interior, and an exterior. An embodiment of an STM system includes a vacuum chamber, an STM reactor, and three springs. The three springs couple the STM reactor to the vacuum chamber and are operable to suspend the scanning tunneling microscope reactor within the interior of the vacuum chamber during operation of the STM reactor. An embodiment of an STM assembly includes a coarse displacement arrangement, a piezoelectric fine displacement scanning tube coupled to the coarse displacement arrangement, and a receiver. The piezoelectric fine displacement scanning tube is coupled to the coarse displacement arrangement. The receiver is coupled to the piezoelectric scanning tube and is operable to receive a tip holder, and the tip holder is operable to receive a tip.

Research Organization:: Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

DOE Contract Number:: AC02-05CH11231

Assignee:: The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, CA)

Patent Number(s):: 8,893,309

Application Number:: 13/388,223

OSTI ID:: 1163969

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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