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A quick glance at the list of chapter titles in the present volume shows that electron tunneling spectroscopy has evolved from an esoteric curiosity in a few solid-state physics laboratories into a tool of considerable practical importance. For example, one may study the vibrational spectra of molecules bound to supported metal catalysts with this method, for geometries that closely mimic those of interest to catalytic chemists. While surface vibrational spectroscopy is a field in a stage of rapid development at the time of this writing, with several new techniques under exploration, tunneling spectroscopy is unique in its ability to explore such geometries.
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Mills, D.L., Weber, M., Laks, B. (1982). Light Emission from Tunnel Junctions. In: Hansma, P.K. (eds) Tunneling Spectroscopy. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-1152-2_5
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