High-precision measurements of alkanethiol self-assembled monolayer structure with scanning tunneling microscopy

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dc.contributor.advisorBumm, Lloyd
dc.contributor.authorYothers, Mitchell
dc.contributor.committeeMemberGlatzhofer, Daniel
dc.contributor.committeeMemberHuang, Liangliang
dc.contributor.committeeMemberSantos, Michael
dc.contributor.committeeMemberSellers, Ian
dc.date.accessioned2020-09-06T20:14:49Z
dc.date.available2020-09-06T20:14:49Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.date.manuscript2020-09-04
dc.description.abstractThis thesis describes a measurement methodology and set of tools for measuring scanning tunneling microscope images of crystals at picometer length scales. We use the crystal structure present in high-quality scanning tunneling microscope images as an internal standard to measure distortion caused by thermal drift of the scanning tunneling microscope tip and piezoelectric actuator nonlinearities introduced during the scan. Using a model for these sources of distortion, we calculate an inverse distortion transform and apply it to the image. By taking advantage of spatial and temporal averaging of corrected images, we can make high-precision measurements of the surface structure and its aggregate noise. We applied this technique to images of graphite and alkanethiol self-assembled monolayers on Au(111). Our measurements of graphite were consistent with our expectations, with noise level as low as ±3.5 pm. Preliminary results for alkanethiol self-assembled monolayers show measurements of their tilt direction and twist structure, confirmation of the 4-molecule-basis lattice, and a strong dependence of image results on the condition of the probe tip.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11244/325434
dc.languageen_USen_US
dc.relation.urihttps://shareok.org/handle/11244/325371en_US
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 International*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/*
dc.subjectPhysics, Condensed Matter.en_US
dc.subjectScanning Tunneling Microscopyen_US
dc.subjectDigital Image Processingen_US
dc.thesis.degreePh.D.en_US
dc.titleHigh-precision measurements of alkanethiol self-assembled monolayer structure with scanning tunneling microscopyen_US
ou.groupCollege of Arts and Sciences::Homer L. Dodge Department of Physics and Astronomyen_US
shareok.orcid0000-0001-6510-9590en_US

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