Phys. Rev. B 80, 165404 (2009) [7 pages]Imaging the atomic orbitals of carbon atomic chains with field-emission electron microscopy
A recently developed high-field technique of atomic chains preparation has made it possible to attain the ultrahigh resolution of field-emission electron microscopy (FEEM), which can be used to direct imaging the intra-atomic electronic structure. By applying cryogenic FEEM, we are able to resolve the spatial configuration of atomic orbitals, which correspond to quantized states of the end atom in free-standing carbon atomic chains. Knowledge of the intra-atomic structure will make it possible to visualize generic aspects of quantum mechanics and also lead to approaches for a wide range of nanotechnological applications. © 2009 The American Physical Society URL:
http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevB.80.165404
DOI:
10.1103/PhysRevB.80.165404
PACS:
61.05.−a, 68.37.Vj, 81.07.Vb
See AlsoComment: Nicola Manini and Giovanni Onida, Comment on “Imaging the atomic orbitals of carbon atomic chains with field-emission electron microscopy”, Phys. Rev. B 81, 127401 (2010). Comment: I. M. Mikhailovskij, E. V. Sadanov, T. I. Mazilova, V. A. Ksenofontov, and O. A. Velicodnaja, Reply to “Comment on ‘Imaging the atomic orbitals of carbon atomic chains with field-emission electron microscopy’ ”, Phys. Rev. B 81, 127402 (2010). |
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