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248 Appendix D. Site Reports—Japan<br />

instrument that can look at nanoscale electrical characteristics (work<br />

function or charge distribution) as well as structure (topography) by<br />

detecting electric long range forces with about 1 mV sensitivity. The<br />

instrument is based on an STM or atomic force microscope (AFM), but by<br />

oscillating the probe (tip), it is possible to obtain additional information<br />

regarding dielectric constant, etc. (Yokoyama et al. 1994; Yokoyama <strong>and</strong><br />

Inoue 1994). With the SMM, it is even possible to look at living cells under<br />

water. The instrument is in use at ETL in various experimental forms, but it<br />

is also now beginning to be commercialized by Seiko Instruments (in a price<br />

range of $500 thous<strong>and</strong> to $1 million) in a UHV version with variable<br />

temperature capabilities (70-500 K) <strong>and</strong> both SMM <strong>and</strong> AFM modes of<br />

operation. Future directions for the research work in this area will<br />

investigate semiconductor nanodevices under UHV conditions <strong>and</strong> problems<br />

in nanobiology under water. New functionalities for the SMM will be<br />

developed using higher frequencies to investigate b<strong>and</strong> structure <strong>and</strong> the<br />

effects of doping, as well as optoelectrical investigations in combination<br />

with near-field optical microscopy (an effort funded by AST).<br />

Finally, Dr. Hiroyuki Oyanagi described some work in the Physical<br />

<strong>Science</strong> Division on probing nanostructures with EXAFS. Dr. Oyanagi’s<br />

group has a close relationship with a number of other groups worldwide. Its<br />

EXAFS studies are being carried out at an undulator beamline at the Photon<br />

Factory about ten miles from Tsukuba. They have been able to induce local<br />

melting by optical excitation <strong>and</strong> subsequent quenching-in of disordered<br />

regions in Se, <strong>and</strong> they are hoping to use this method for memory<br />

applications, if it can be done microscopically. Dr. Oyanagi also mentioned<br />

very briefly some work going on in ETL’s Materials <strong>Science</strong> Division on<br />

nanostructured one-dimensionally modulated GaAs quantum well systems.<br />

REFERENCES<br />

Yokoyama, H., T. Inoue, <strong>and</strong> J. Itoh. 1994. Appl. Phys. Lett. 65:3143<br />

Yokoyama, H., <strong>and</strong> T. Inoue. 1994. Thin Solid Films 242:33.

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