被羰基镍污染的CO气体在Cu(111)表面的近常压吸附研究

本文利用近常压X射线光电子能谱和近常压扫描隧道显微镜研究了在超高真空(UHV)和近常压条件下,被羰基镍污染的CO气体在Cu(111)表面的吸附过程. 通过控制被污染CO的气体压力,可以在Cu(111)表面上形成Ni-Cu双金属催化剂. 此外,本文探索了CO在所形成的Ni-Cu双金属表面上的吸附和解离过程,并报道了几种CO的高压吸附相结构.     

STM and AFM of bio/organic molecules and structures

Applications of scanning tunneling and atomic force microscopes in bio/organic researches are reviewed with a special emphasis on the types of researches that are expected to contribute to the creation of a new field of “single molecule biochemistry” in the near future. The reviewed articles within the scope as stated above actually include a fairly broad spectrum of researches. It is, therefore, a hope of the author that this review will be useful to those who are considering biological applications of the probe microscopy techniques but are not quite familiar with the types of experiments that have been done in the past. In the section on scanning tunneling microscopy, identification of chemically distinct functional groups by the difference in their tunneling properties will be discussed as a main focus because it is fundamental for biochemists to identify molecules by their shapes and properties. In the section on atomic force microscopy, recent progresses in the imaging techniques of proteins and DNAs are closely reviewed, and rapidly advancing technologies of single molecule measurements and manipulation of nanometer sized structures are given extensive coverage because the author considers that such new applications are extremely promising to open an entirely new field in biological sciences.     

Zeeman splitting of single semiconductor impurities in resonant tunneling heterostructures

Zeeman splitting of the ground state of single impurities in the quantum wells of resonant tunneling heterostructures is reported. We determine the absolute magnitude of the effective magnetic spin splitting factorg* for a single impurity in a 44 Å Al_0.27Ga_0.73As/GaAs/Al_0.27Ga_0.73As quantum well to be 0.28±0.02. This system also allows for independent measurement of the electron tunneling rates through the two potential barriers and estimation of the occupation probability of the impurity state in the quantum well.     

Possible observation of coulomb blockade at room temperature

We have studied the (I–V) characteristics of the tunnel junction formed between the tip and the substrate in an STM at room temperature. We find that in such an arrangement it may be possible to get a junction capacitance ⋍10⁻¹⁹ F and junction conductance <1μs. When the junction conductance is <1μs strong nonlinearity is observed in the (I–V) characteristics. We explain this nonlinearity as onset of coulomb blockade of tunneling electrons.     

Relaxation behaviour of a biased two-level system,in metals in the weak damping limit

The dynamic properties of a biased two-level system in contact with a dissipative bath are studied in the weak coupling limit using a resolvent expansion method. The theory yields consistent results at low temperatures, a regime in which the widely used dilute bounce gas approximation (DBGA) to an underlying functional integral expression breaks down. The present results are however equivalent to a recently adapted functional integral technique that goes beyond the DBGA. The calculated expressions are relevant for analyzing the neutron scattering data on tunneling of light interstitials, e.g., hydrogen, in metals, at very low temperatures.     

Structure and electronic properties of ultrathin Co films on W(1 1 0)

The structure and electronic properties of ultrathin Co films on W(1 1 0) grown by molecular beam epitaxy in UHV were investigated by low energy electron diffraction (LEED) and scanning tunneling microscopy and spectroscopy (STM and STS). For coverages above 0.7 ML the pseudomorphic (ps) monolayer is transformed gradually into close-packed (cp-) monolayer areas, showing up as separated islands that increase in size with coverage until the cp-monolayer is complete. Two different structures of the cp-monolayer were observed by atomically resolved STM, both leading to a 8 × 1 superstructure in the LEED pattern. Higher coverages continue to grow in the Stransky–Krastanov growth mode forming simultaneously double layer islands and triple layer islands in fcc(1 1 1) and hcp(0 0 0 1) stacking. STS reveals tunneling spectra that differ considerably depending on the thickness and on the structure. Two different classes of triple layer islands can be distinguished by a resonant peak at +0.3 eV appearing in only one of the two classes. We attributed this behavior to a different stacking according to a fcc or hcp structure.     

Spectroscopic interrogation and charge transport properties of molecular transistors

ABSTRACT

Molecular transistors have been extensively investigated as the building blocks for the ultimate miniaturization of electronic devices. They are assembled from single molecules and molecular monolayers serving as a current-carrying channel in a conventional field-effect transistor configuration, in which gate electrodes have been electrically or electrochemically implemented in several types of test beds such as electromigration junctions, mechanically controllable break junctions, and devices with carbon-based electrodes. The energy level alignments of the component molecules incorporated into the transistor can be tuned using molecular orbital gating and it can ultimately control the flow of charge carriers. Herein, we review recent progress in studying spectroscopic characterization techniques and charge transport properties of molecular transistors.     

Coherent Destruction of Tunneling of Bosons with Effective Three-Body Interactions

The tunneling dynamics of dilute boson gases with three-body interactions in a periodically driven double wells are investigated both theoretically and numerically.In our findings,when the system is with only repulsive twobody interactions or only three-body interactions,the tunneling will be suppressed;while in the case of the coupling between two- and three-body interactions,the tunneling can be either suppressed or enhanced.Particularly,when attractive three-body interactions are twice large as repulsive two-body interactions,CDT occurs at isolated points of driving force,which is similar to the linear case.Considering different interaction,the system can experience different transformation from coherent tunneling to coherent destruction of tunneling(CDT).The quasi-energy of the system as the function of the periodically driving force shows a triangular structure,which provides a deep insight into the tunneling dynamics of the system.