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Spectroscopic Contrast by Colour Photon Scanning Tunnelling Microscopy
Author(s) -
Brückl H.,
Kinski J.,
Sotnik N.
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
surface and interface analysis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.52
H-Index - 90
eISSN - 1096-9918
pISSN - 0142-2421
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1096-9918(199706)25:7/8<496::aid-sia257>3.0.co;2-m
Subject(s) - optics , microscopy , scanning tunneling microscope , photon , contrast (vision) , spectroscopy , chemistry , microscope , scanning probe microscopy , materials science , physics , nanotechnology , quantum mechanics
A colour photon scanning tunnelling microscope (Colour‐PSTM) using a white light illumination source has been designed in order to provide spectroscopic contrast with three colour channels. True colour images can be put together from independently measured topography and normalized red, green and blue signals. The measurement of tip–sample distance curves in the respective spectral ranges is consistent with theoretical considerations. Material contrast is demonstrated with two different dyes, which can be clearly distinguished. As an example for measuring intrinsic material properties, surface plasmon polaritons in thin silver films are recorded at different coupling conditions of the momentum vectors. This new Colour‐PSTM offers one of the most desirable features in scanning probe microscopy, with a high potential of application: local material contrast by colour spectroscopy.© 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.