Abstract
A new compact scanning tunneling microscope (STM) with easy-to-construct X–Z inertial sample translation has been developed. A key feature of this design is that a single piezoelectric tube performs inertial sample translation, X–Y scan, and the Z feedback control. The performance of the STM is tested by imaging a highly oriented pyrolytic graphite sample. The ability of this STM to translate the sample laterally is demonstrated using a gold sample. The design is stable against the thermal drifts in the X–Y plane.
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