3D rendering of an easyScan
STM image of Highly Ordered Pyrolytic Graphite
(HOPG). The "bumps" represent individual
carbon atoms. The distance across the entire image
is 2 nm (20 angstroms).
The peaks are interpreted by the current from the
sample to the tip - in this case the high points represent
less than 0.5 nA (nanoAmps).
 To
the left: 2D scan used to create the 3D animation.
Scan size is 2nm x 2 nm.
Image is courtesy of Nanosurf Ag.
For information on STM:
 see
the overview,
or
learn
about the easyScan
STM.
The 3D animation was rendered with the SPIP
software. |
