Milestone

Milestone Report created by SN

Milestone Outline Brief explanation of project
 * 1) Explain STM
 * 2) Be able to operate STM equipment and build the tools needed to do the project
 * 3) Sample Holder Setup
 * 4) Operating the STM
 * 5) Setting up the laser control box
 * 6) Creating the thermocouple
 * 7) Be able to create a controlled temperature jump
 * 8) Be able to take before and after images of the sample
 * 9) Explain self-assembled monolayers (SAMs)
 * 10) SAMs that I will be looking at:
 * 11) Octanethiol on gold
 * 12) C60 and C70 fullerenes (buckyballs)
 * 13) Manipulate the arranging of molecules on the surface of gold using the laser