title: Scanning tunneling microscope with two-dimensional translator.
abstract: Since the invention of the scanning tunneling microscope (STM), it has been a powerful tool for probing the electronic properties of materials. Typically STM designs capable of obtaining resolution on the atomic scale are limited to a small area which can be probed. We have built an STM capable of coarse motion in two dimensions, the z- and x-directions which are, respectively, parallel and perpendicular to the tip. This allows us to image samples with very high resolution at sites separated by macroscopic distances. This device is a single unit with a compact design making it very stable. It can operate in either a horizontal or vertical configuration and at cryogenic temperatures.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Kentucky, Lexington, 40506-0055, USA.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Nichols
authors.forename: K-W
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: Ng