Scanning tunneling microscopy of organic conductors and superconductors
Abstract
The paper summarizes results of previous investigations made in TTF-TCNQ and related compounds as well as in kappa-/(ET)2/+/Cu(NCS)2/-. The scanning tunneling microscope has been successfully employed to study the structure and the electron density of states of organic conductors and superconductors, as well as the effects of low dimensionality in the electron density of states of these materials. The STM can directly reveal the presence of electron density distortions which have a strong effect on the electrical behavior of the materials.
- Publication:
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Johns Hopkins APL Technical Digest
- Pub Date:
- June 1992
- Bibcode:
- 1992JHATD..13..332F
- Keywords:
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- Conductivity;
- Electron Density (Concentration);
- Organic Materials;
- Scanning Tunneling Microscopy;
- Superconductors;
- Crystal Structure;
- Molecular Structure;
- Surface Properties;
- Three Dimensional Models;
- Solid-State Physics