Upgrade of low-temperature scanning tunneling microscope with atomic-force microscope

The research equipment will be the only one in Slovenia to enable simultaneous high-energy and high-spatial resolution measurements of the tunneling current and the tip-surface force in ultra-high vacuum at low temperatures, and thus to distinguish between the local electron density and the surface structure, which would otherwise be impossible to resolve. It will also be the only microscope in Slovenia that will allow the investigation of molecular structures on different surfaces under ultra-high vacuum and cryogenic temperature conditions.

Responsible for equipment: PhD Erik Zupanič
Access is possible by appointment with the Head of the Laboratory for Scanning Probe Microscopy (Erik Zupanič, erik.zupanic@ijs.si), as indicated on the homepage of the laboratory. Priority for access to research equipment is given to the collaborators of the Laboratory for Scanning Probe Microscopy. For researchers from public research institutions and public universities, use will be free of charge in the context of joint projects (including informal collaborations). For all collaborations with industry, we will follow the rules set out in the "Rules on pricing for the use of research equipment, notification and reporting on the use of research equipment" No 007-5/2023-1 of 3.5.2023.