Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Scanning tunneling thermometer
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Application No.: US16352808Application Date: 2019-03-13
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Publication No.: US10830792B2Publication Date: 2020-11-10
- Inventor: Abhay Shankar Chinivaranahalli Shastry , Charles Allen Stafford
- Applicant: Arizona Board of Regents on Behalf of the University of Arizona
- Applicant Address: US AZ Tucson
- Assignee: Arizona Board of Regents on Behalf of the University of Arizona
- Current Assignee: Arizona Board of Regents on Behalf of the University of Arizona
- Current Assignee Address: US AZ Tucson
- Agency: Thomas Horstemeyer, LLP
- Main IPC: G01Q60/10
- IPC: G01Q60/10 ; G01K11/00 ; G01Q60/58 ; G01Q60/14

Abstract:
Various examples are provided related to scanning tunneling thermometers and scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) techniques. In one example, a method includes simultaneously measuring conductance and thermopower of a nanostructure by toggling between: applying a time modulated voltage to a nanostructure disposed on an interconnect structure, the time modulated voltage applied at a probe tip positioned over the nanostructure, while measuring a resulting current at a contact of the interconnect structure; and applying a time modulated temperature signal to the nanostructure at the probe tip, while measuring current through a calibrated thermoresistor in series with the probe tip. In another example, a device includes an interconnect structure with connections to a first reservoir and a second reservoir; and a scanning tunneling probe in contact with a probe reservoir. Electrical measurements are simultaneously obtained for temperature and voltage applied to a nanostructure between the reservoirs.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190285664A1 Scanning Tunneling Thermometer Public/Granted day:2019-09-19
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