The Lab

Preperation Chamber/STM Chamber

Scanning Tunneling Microscope (STM)

RHK PanScan Freedom, ccHe STM

View of STM Tip

View of RHK Technologies Pan-style STM through back-side window to tip-sample junction

Upper: Sample holder

Lower: Tip

Annealing Sample

Annealing Pt(553) crystal at 1250 K.

STM Sample Transfer

Sample transfer from STM chamber to manipulator. Ag(111) crystal is mounted on a specially designed sample holder with type-K thermocouple contacts. The STM chamber wobblestick is inserting the sample into the manipulator for preparation.

Sample Holder

Ni(110) sample mounted on Ta sample holder with Type-K thermocouple connection.

Sample holders from McAllister Technical Services (Coeur d’Alene, ID)

Sample from Surface Preparation Laboratory (Zaandam, NL)