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Interpretation of Scanning Tunnel Microscopy Data

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This is a discussion of phenomena that conflict with a unique relationship between the tunnel current and the width of the tunnel gap during measurements of surface profiles with scanning tunnel microscopes. The emphasis is on the effect of the structure of surface electronic states on the tunnel current.

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Translated from Izmeritel’naya Tekhnika, No. 7, pp. 10–14, July, 2015.

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Mandel, A.M., Loskutov, A.I., Oshurko, V.B. et al. Interpretation of Scanning Tunnel Microscopy Data. Meas Tech 58, 741–746 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11018-015-0786-z

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