Lightwave-driven scanning tunnelling spectroscopy of atomically precise graphene nanoribbons

S. E. Ammerman; V. Jelic; Y. Wei; V. N. Breslin; M. Hassan; N. Everett; S. Lee; Q. Sun; C. A. Pignedoli; P. Ruffieux; R. Fasel; T. L. Cocker

doi:10.1038/s41467-021-26656-3

Nature Communications (Nov 2021)

Lightwave-driven scanning tunnelling spectroscopy of atomically precise graphene nanoribbons

S. E. Ammerman,
V. Jelic,
Y. Wei,
V. N. Breslin,
M. Hassan,
N. Everett,
S. Lee,
Q. Sun,
C. A. Pignedoli,
P. Ruffieux,
R. Fasel,
T. L. Cocker

Affiliations

S. E. Ammerman: Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University
V. Jelic: Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University
Y. Wei: Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University
V. N. Breslin: Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University
M. Hassan: Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University
N. Everett: Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University
S. Lee: Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University
Q. Sun: Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology
C. A. Pignedoli: Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology
P. Ruffieux: Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology
R. Fasel: Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology
T. L. Cocker: Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-26656-3
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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Here, the authors perform lightwave-driven terahertz scanning tunnelling microscopy and spectroscopy of graphene nanoribbons with atomic resolution in three dimensions, revealing localized wavefunctions that are inaccessible by conventional scanning tunnelling microscopy.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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