An atomic force microscope can be used as a single-electron current meter, according to new experiments by researchers at IBM. The technique, which measures the energy levels of single molecules on ...
Nash, L. (2026) On the Size of the Electron in a Quantum Universe. Journal of High Energy Physics, Gravitation and Cosmology, ...
There could soon be a new and more accurate method of defining the standard unit of current, the ampere, thanks to a tiny electronic device built by physicists in Finland and the US. The team, led by ...
Researchers from the Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and the University of California, Los ...
Semiconductor single-electron current source ("single-electron pump", left), connected to the high-precision current/voltage converter ("ultrastable low-noise current amplifier" (ULCA), right).
CRUISING AT about half the speed of light, tightly focused beams of electrons pass through thin slices of materials and carry away subtle information about the substance's structure and composition.