Functionalization of scanning tunneling microscope probes with buckminsterfullerenes

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dc.contributor.advisorHalas, Naomi J.en_US
dc.creatorKelly, Kevin Francisen_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-06-04T00:33:56Zen_US
dc.date.available2009-06-04T00:33:56Zen_US
dc.date.issued1996en_US
dc.description.abstractThis dissertation analyzes the feasibility and advantages of molecular functionalization of scanning tunneling microscope (STM) probes with buckminsterfullerenes. The C$\sb{60}$ molecules are adsorbed onto the tunneling region of a STM tip by rastering the tip in a thin film of C$\sb{60}$ vacuum deposited on graphite. The individual tip-adsorbed molecules are subsequently imaged in situ by scanning the fullerene-adsorbed tip over a defect covered graphite surface. These nanometer-size defects serve as a surface tip array which images the molecules adsorbed to the tip when the surface is scanned. It is then demonstrated that the fullerene-adsorbed STM tips can be used to observe electron scattering from point defects and steps on graphite. This cannot be observed using bare metal tips. Molecular functionalization adds a new dimension to scanning tunneling microscopy by allowing greater control of the electronic interactions between the tip and sample.en_US
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dc.identifier.callnoTHESIS E.E. 1996 KELLYen_US
dc.identifier.citationKelly, Kevin Francis. "Functionalization of scanning tunneling microscope probes with buckminsterfullerenes." (1996) Master’s Thesis, Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/14066">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/14066</a>.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/14066en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
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dc.subjectElectronicsen_US
dc.subjectElectrical engineeringen_US
dc.subjectCondensed matter physicsen_US
dc.titleFunctionalization of scanning tunneling microscope probes with buckminsterfullerenesen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.type.materialTexten_US
thesis.degree.departmentElectrical Engineeringen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineEngineeringen_US
thesis.degree.grantorRice Universityen_US
thesis.degree.levelMastersen_US
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen_US
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