We present the application of THz monocycles to the Atom Probe Tomography (APT), an analytical microscope that allows the three-dimensional mapping of chemical heterogeneities in a material at the atomic scale. When a positive electric field of several volts per angstrom is applied to the surface of a material, the surface atoms evaporate as ions even at cryogenic temperatures, this is the work principle of APT. We prove that THz transient can induce the controlled evaporation of surface atoms due to the strong increase in the THz field in the near field of the sample. In addition, the use of THz pulses reduces the thermal effects reported when using laser pulses in the visible or near ultraviolet domain. We are also studying the effect of the THz pulses on the energy of the evaporated ions.
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