Theory of Scanning Tunneling Microscopy
by Samir Lounis
Publisher: arXiv 2014
Number of pages: 38
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The goal of this manuscript is to review the basics behind the theory accompanying Scanning Tunneling Microscopy. Contents: Introduction; Description of scanning tunneling microscopy; Modeling currents; Examples of simulations and experiments.
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