Rau, Carl2009-06-042009-06-041994Nunes, 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>.https://hdl.handle.net/1911/13873An 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.57 p.application/pdfengCopyright is held by the author, unless otherwise indicated. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the work beyond the bounds of fair use or other exemptions to copyright law must be obtained from the copyright holder.Physical chemistryCondensed matter physicsThesisTHESIS CHEM. 1994 NUNES