کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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5424697 | 1395833 | 2008 | 6 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
We studied the self-assembly of wire-shaped Ag islands at high temperature with low energy electron microscopy and photoemission electron microscopy. A Au-faceted vicinal Si(0 0 1) surface was used as a substrate. The initial Ag deposit at 600-620 °C induces a surface phase change from the (5 Ã 3.2) reconstruction of the Au-covered (0 0 1) terraces, to a (3 Ã 2) reconstruction, but leaves the structure of the Au-induced step bunches intact. Subsequent Ag growth produces two distinct types of 3D crystalline islands: compact and wire-like. The total Ag deposit is comprised mostly of compact islands, with only a small minority of wire-like islands. We attribute the wire formation to local step bunches that create the proper quasi-one-dimensional diffusion environment for the Ag islands to grow with a high aspect ratio.
Journal: Surface Science - Volume 602, Issue 10, 15 May 2008, Pages 1852-1857