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A graphite fiber microbalance technique is used to study the growth mode of Kr, Xe, CH₄, and CO films on graphite. The maximum thickness of the adsorbed film is finite below the triple points Tₜ of each of these adsorbates. The maximum thickness increases rapidly as T is brought toward Tₜ and levels off for T{≥}Tₜ. This behavior is suggestive of a wetting transition that is pinned at the respective Tₜ of the adsorbates.
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