title: Note: long-range scanning tunneling microscope for the study of nanostructures on insulating substrates.
abstract: The scanning tunneling microscope (STM) is a powerful tool for studying the electronic properties at the atomic level, however, it is of relatively small scanning range and the fact that it can only operate on conducting samples prevents its application to study heterogeneous samples consisting of conducting and insulating regions. Here we present a long-range scanning tunneling microscope capable of detecting conducting micro and nanostructures on insulating substrates using a technique based on the capacitance between the tip and the sample and performing STM studies.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Física de la Materia Condensada, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Campus de Cantoblanco, E-28049 Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Aday J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Molina-Mendoza
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Física de la Materia Condensada, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Campus de Cantoblanco, E-28049 Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: José G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Rodrigo
authors.affiliation: Kavli Institute of Nanoscience, Delft University of Technology, P.O. Box 5046, 2600 GA Delft, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Joshua
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Island
authors.affiliation: Kavli Institute of Nanoscience, Delft University of Technology, P.O. Box 5046, 2600 GA Delft, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Enrique
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Burzuri
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Física de la Materia Condensada, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Campus de Cantoblanco, E-28049 Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Gabino
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rubio-Bollinger
authors.affiliation: Kavli Institute of Nanoscience, Delft University of Technology, P.O. Box 5046, 2600 GA Delft, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Herre S J
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: van der Zant
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Física de la Materia Condensada, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Campus de Cantoblanco, E-28049 Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Nicolás
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Agraït