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Tunneling Spectroscopy

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Tunneling spectroscopy is a sensitive technique for measuring the vibrational spectra of molecules. It was discovered by Jaklevic and Lambe(1, 2) in 1966.

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Hansma, P.K. (1982). Introduction. In: Hansma, P.K. (eds) Tunneling Spectroscopy. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-1152-2_1

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