Dictionary learning in Fourier-transform scanning tunneling spectroscopy

Aperiodic structure imaging suffers limitations when utilizing Fourier analysis. The authors report an algorithm that quantitatively overcomes these limitations based on nonconvex optimization, demonstrated by studying aperiodic structures via the phase sensitive interference in STM images.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Sky C. Cheung, John Y. Shin, Yenson Lau, Zhengyu Chen, Ju Sun, Yuqian Zhang, Marvin A. Müller, Ilya M. Eremin, John N. Wright, Abhay N. Pasupathy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2020-02-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-14633-1