Structural domain growth of strained gadolinium on Mo(112)

被引:7
作者
Waldfried, C
Dowben, PA [1 ]
Zeybek, O
Bertrams, T
Barrett, SD
机构
[1] Univ Nebraska, Dept Phys & Astron, Lincoln, NE 68588 USA
[2] Univ Nebraska, Ctr Mat Res & Anal, Lincoln, NE 68588 USA
[3] Univ Liverpool, Surface Sci Res Ctr, Liverpool L69 3BX, Merseyside, England
[4] Univ Liverpool, Dept Phys, Liverpool L69 3BX, Merseyside, England
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
关键词
low energy electron diffraction; scanning tunneling microscopy; thin film growth; gadolinium;
D O I
10.1016/S0040-6090(98)01082-7
中图分类号
T [工业技术];
学科分类号
08 ;
摘要
The growth mode of domains of the hexagonal lattice of strained gadolinium deposited on Mo(112) has been investigated with low-energy electron diffraction (LEED) and scanning tunneling microscopy (STM). The molybdenum substrate corrugations and the expansive strain within the gadolinium films dominate the growth of the thin Gd films, which is characterized by a preferential domain growth direction of the hexagonal Gd crystal structure, unlike the more uniform, epitaxial growth of 'unstrained' gadolinium, grown on W(110). (C) 1999 Elsevier Science S.A. All rights reserved.
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