Manipulation of subsurface carbon nanoparticles in Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8+δ using a scanning tunneling microscope

Authors

A. J. Stollenwerk, University of Northern IowaFollow
N. Hurley, University of Northern IowaFollow
B. Beck, University of Northern IowaFollow
K. Spurgeon, University of Northern IowaFollow
Tim Kidd, University of Northern IowaFollow
G. Gu, Brookhaven National LaboratoryFollow

Document Type

Article

Journal/Book/Conference Title Title

Physical Review B

Volume

91

Issue

12

First Page

125425-1

Last Page

125425-5

Abstract

We present evidence that subsurface carbon nanoparticles in Bi₂Sr₂CaCu₂O_8+δ can be manipulated with nanometer precision using a scanning tunneling microscope. High-resolution images indicate that most of the carbon particles remain subsurface after transport observable as a local increase in height as the particle pushes up on the surface. Tunneling spectra in the vicinity of these protrusions exhibit semiconducting characteristics with a band gap of approximately 1.8 eV, indicating that the incorporation of carbon locally alters the electronic properties near the surface.

Department

Department of Physics

Comments

First published in Physical Review B, v. 91, no. 12 (2015), published by American Physical Society. DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.91.125425

Original Publication Date

3-19-2015

DOI of published version

10.1103/PhysRevB.91.125425

Repository

UNI ScholarWorks, University of Northern Iowa, Rod Library

Copyright

©2015 A.J. Stollenwerk, N. Hurley, B. Beck, K. Spurgeon, T.E. Kidd, and G. Gu. The copyright holder has granted permission for posting.

Date Digital

2015

Language

EN

File Format

application/pdf

Recommended Citation

Stollenwerk, A. J.; Hurley, N.; Beck, B.; Spurgeon, K.; Kidd, Tim; and Gu, G., "Manipulation of subsurface carbon nanoparticles in Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8+δ using a scanning tunneling microscope" (2015). Faculty Publications. 4.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/phy_facpub/4