Our STM lab based in London Center for Nanotechnology (LCN) has a range of Scanning Tunneling Microscopes

Low Temperature STM:

  • 4K – 300K
  • Ultra-high vacuum
  • Active damping to reduce vibration transmissions
  • Suite for sample preparation and analysis
  • Metal and silicon evaporators
  • Argon / Nitrogen sputter gun
  • Direct sample annealing (up to 1300°C)
  • Auger spectrometer
  • Hydrogen cracker

LowtempSTM

Variable Temperature:

  • 300K – 900K
  • Ultra-high vacuum
  • Active damping to reduce vibration transmissions
  • Suite for sample preparation and analysis
  • Silicon sublimation cell
  • Direct sample annealing (up to 1300°C)
  • Hydrogen cracker

VaritempSTM

Cryogenic STM:

  • Temperature 2K – 350K
  • Ultra-high vacuum
  • Magnetic field up to 6T in the vertical axis; up to 1T in either horizontal axis
  • Suite for sample preparation and analysis
  • Metal evaporators
  • Argon / Nitrogen sputter gun
  • Auger spectrometer
  • Hydrogen cracker
  • Sample heating stage

CryoSTM