Conductance of a STM contact on the surface of a thin film

• Published in: Физика низких температур
• Date: 2012
• Main Authors: Khotkevych, N.V., Kolesnichenko, Yu.A., van Ruitenbeek, J.M.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Фізико-технічний інститут низьких температур ім. Б.І. Вєркіна НАН України 2012
• Subjects: Электронные свойства проводящих систем
• Online Access: https://nasplib.isofts.kiev.ua/handle/123456789/117243
• Journal Title: Digital Library of Periodicals of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
• Cite this: Conductance of a STM contact on the surface of a thin film / N.V. Khotkevych, Yu.A. Kolesnichenko, J.M. van Ruitenbeek // Физика низких температур. — 2012. — Т. 38, № 6. — С. 644-652. — Бібліогр.: 32 назв. — англ.

The conductance of a contact, having a radius smaller than the Fermi wave length, on the surface of a thin
 metal film is investigated theoretically. It is shown that quantization of the electron energy spectrum in the film
 leads to a step-like dependence of differential conductance...