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Inelastic electron tunneling spectroscopyInelastic electron tunneling spectroscopy is a useful technique for the study of vibrational modes of molecules adsorbed on the surface of oxide layers in a metal-insulator-metal tunnel junction. The technique involves studying the effects of adsorbed molecules on the tunneling spectrum of such junctions. The data give useful information about the structure, bonding, and orientation of adsorbed molecules. One of the major advantages of inelastic electron tunneling spectroscopy is its sensitivity. It is capable of detecting on the order of 10 to the 10th molecules (a fraction of a monolayer) on a 1 sq mm junction. It has been successfully used in studies of catalysis, biology, trace impurity detection, and electronic excitations. Because of its high sensitivity, this technique shows great promise in the area of solid-state electronic chemical sensing.
Document ID
19830054797
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Khanna, S. K.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Lambe, J.
(California Institute of Technology, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena CA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 11, 2013
Publication Date
June 24, 1983
Publication Information
Publication: Science
Volume: 220
ISSN: 0036-8075
Subject Category
Solid-State Physics
Accession Number
83A36015
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: DE-IA01-82ER-13007
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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