Scale-dependent roughening kinetics in vapor deposited gold

被引:35
作者
Vazquez, L
Salvarezza, RC
Herrasti, P
Ocon, P
Vara, JM
Arvia, AJ
机构
[1] INST INVEST FIS QUIM TEORICAS & APLICADAS,RA-1900 LA PLATA,ARGENTINA
[2] UNIV AUTONOMA MADRID,DEPT QUIM FIS APLICADA C2,E-28049 MADRID,SPAIN
[3] UNIV AUTONOMA MADRID,DEPT FIS APLICADA,CSIC,INST CIENCIA MAT,E-28049 MADRID,SPAIN
关键词
computer simulations; gold; metallic films; scanning tunneling microscopy; surface roughening;
D O I
10.1016/0039-6028(95)00867-5
中图分类号
O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
学科分类号
070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要
The roughening kinetics of gold deposits grown from vapor was studied by scanning tunneling microscopy. The dynamic scaling yielded the following growth exponents alpha(I) = 0.90 +/- 0.06 and beta(I) = 0.25 +/- 0.06 for L(s) < d(s), and alpha(II) = 0.37 +/- 0.05 and beta(II) = 0.45 +/- 0.06 for L(s) > d(s), where L(s) is the scan length and d(s) is the average diameter of columns. The scaling properties of the domain-dependent-surface roughness exponents allowed us to give the rationale for experimental data on the fractal behavior of thin metal films.
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页数:10
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