2D
electrons under Quantum Hall effect mapped by SPM microscopy and
visualized with 3D SPM software
Visualization of
the Scanning Probe Microscope (SPM) images using multiple layer 3D SPM software.
Advanced multiple layer visualization provides researcher with many 3D surfaces
in one screen for detailed comparison of different samples
or SPM data taken for the same sample under different experimental conditions.
ScienceGL Inc. has developed multiple layer visualization engine that lets the scientist to analyze several microscopy images in one interactive 3D screen. This feature helps researcher to compare changes in sample in real time. We also propose to use interactive 3D measurement tools for reading back essential data details such as intersection plots, volumes and distances in measured data. |
Scanning
probe microscopy of the electron liquid. The SPM data is taken in scanning
capacitive mode. The quantum Hall effect for electrons confined in quantum
walls is studied with high resolution SPM technique to reveal physical
properties of the 2D confined electrons.
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Fig.1.
Mapping of the electron liquid under quantum hall effect using 3D SPM data
visualization. The resulting topographic electron map is represented as
3D surface in enhanced mode using height coloring and 3D axis for better
perception of the electron density in the plane of the sample. Scanning Probe Microscopy data courtesy Prof. Gleb Finkelstein, Duke University Physics Department. |
Multiple
surface visualization approach is used for detailed investigation of the
Scanning Probe Microscopy data. Quantum Hall effect is observed for electron
gas under 2D confinement conditions. Two-dimensional electron gas density
map is measured under different experimental conditions. ![]() |
Fig.2. 3D visualization of two SPM images for comparison of electron densities under different experimental conditions. SPM data courtesy Prof. Gleb Finkelstein. 3D mapping of the effect results in double surfaces that are enhanced with different color palettes for better perception of the features under investigation. |
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Fig.3. Two SPM images of the 2D confined electron gas measured in scanning capacitive mode are visualized as 3D surfaces for comparison of the data taken under different experimental conditions. The intersection cut tool is used to read out 1D profiles for detailed comparison of the electron densities. |
Prof.
Gleb Finkelstein report at the ITP, UCSB: While scanning a sharp metal tip just above the surface of a semiconductor we sense the motion of single electrons within a two-dimensional electron gas buried about 100 nm below. We use the scanning tip to create an electron droplet by locally "gating" the electron gas to accumulate electrons. In the quantum Hall regime an incompressible strip with integer filling surrounds the droplet and leads to a charge quantization. We move the tip across the sample and drag the resulting quantum dot underneath the tip. We monitor the the Coulomb blockade pattern as single electrons enter or leave the quantum dot according to the changes in the local electrostatic potential. This allows us to measure the random electrostatic potential directly as it is seen by the electrons inside the semiconductor.
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