Hot Electron Experiment (IMAGE)

Purdue University

Hot Electron Experiment

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Researchers developed a technique that uses a scanning tunneling microscope integrated with lasers and other optical components to trap appropriate molecules and measure the energy distribution of hot electrons in a thin gold film.

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Illustration by Enrique Sahagún

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