Ultra high vacuum scanning tunneling microscopy to study thin film growth

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dc.contributor.advisorRau, Carl
dc.creatorNunes, Nicole Lynne
dc.date.accessioned2009-06-04T00:28:41Z
dc.date.available2009-06-04T00:28:41Z
dc.date.issued1994
dc.description.abstractAn ultra high vacuum chamber was constructed to study thin film growth using scanning tunneling microscopy (STM). The sample stage is specially designed so that samples can be transferred in situ among various film preparation techniques. For first studies, Ru thin films were deposited at sub-monolayer coverages on C(0001) substrates. From our STM studies, it is found that Ru diffuses easily along the graphite surface, that Ru atoms tend to nucleate at defect sites, and that the first monolayer of Ru grows homogeneously on graphite. These results are in agreement with our recent Auger electron spectroscopy data.
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dc.identifier.callnoTHESIS CHEM. 1994 NUNES
dc.identifier.citationNunes, Nicole Lynne. "Ultra high vacuum scanning tunneling microscopy to study thin film growth." (1994) Master’s Thesis, Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/13873">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/13873</a>.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/13873
dc.language.isoeng
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dc.subjectPhysical chemistry
dc.subjectCondensed matter physics
dc.titleUltra high vacuum scanning tunneling microscopy to study thin film growth
dc.typeThesis
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thesis.degree.departmentChemistry
thesis.degree.disciplineNatural Sciences
thesis.degree.grantorRice University
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Arts
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