OBSERVATION OF SINGLE CHARGE-CARRIERS BY FORCE MICROSCOPY

被引:229
作者
SCHONENBERGER, C [1 ]
ALVARADO, SF [1 ]
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[1] IBM CORP,DIV RES,ZURICH RES LAB,CH-8803 RUSCHLIKON,SWITZERLAND
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.65.3162
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
摘要
The scanning force microscope is used to deposite charge carriers on insulating Si3N4 films and to monitor their recombination. The charge decay shows up as a discontinuous staircase, demonstrating single-carrier resolution. The decay is found to be controlled by thermionic emission. © 1990 The American Physical Society.
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页码:3162 / 3164
页数:3
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