scanning tunneling microscope

collocation in English

meaningsofscan,tunnelandmicroscope

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scan
noun
uk
/skæn/us
/skæn/
a careful or quick look ...
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tunnel
noun[C]
uk
/ˈtʌn.əl/us
/ˈtʌn.əl/
a long passage under or through the ground, especially one made ...
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microscope
noun[C]
uk
/ˈmaɪ.krə.skəʊp/us
/ˈmaɪ.krə.skoʊp/
a device that uses lenses to make very small objects look larger, so that they can be scientifically examined ...
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The beads are made up of fullerenes and are pushed around by the tip of a scanningtunnelingmicroscope.
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These were manipulated into patterns using the scanningtunnelingmicroscope.
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At its simplest, a scanning tunneling spectrum is obtained by placing a scanningtunnelingmicroscopetip above a particular place on the sample.
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The rotation of the motor can be controlled by adjusting the electron flux from the scanningtunnelingmicroscopeand the background temperature.
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Today this is an extremely difficult process, requiring manual manipulation of molecules using such devices as a scanningtunnelingmicroscope.
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Such exposure has been demonstrated using a scanningtunnelingmicroscopeas the electron beam source.
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The scanningtunnelingmicroscopeis used to obtain topographs - topographic maps - of surfaces.
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Atoms can only be observed individually using special instruments such as the scanningtunnelingmicroscope.
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The oxygen component of each molecule shows up as a dot when photographed by the scanningtunnelingmicroscope, allowing the creation of images composed of many such dots.
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The method was used for the generation of higher harmonics and (as a type of lasertunnelingmicroscope) for exploration of atoms and molecules in the angstrom range and below.
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For example, the invention of the scanningtunnelingmicroscopein 1981 provided unprecedented visualization of individual atoms and bonds, and was successfully used to manipulate individual atoms in 1989.
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Atomic force microscopes and scanning tunneling microscopes can be used to look at surfaces and to move atoms around.
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A primitive, very non-biological form of mechanochemistry has been performed at cryogenic temperatures using scanning tunneling microscopes.
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The styluses used in scanning tunneling microscopes have only a single atom at the tip; these are effectively the sharpest styluses possible.
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