Buffer-layer-assisted nanostructure growth via two-dimensional cluster-cluster aggregation

被引:49
作者
Haley, C [1 ]
Weaver, JH [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Illinois, Dept Mat Sci & Engn, Frederick Seitz Mat Res Lab, Urbana, IL 61801 USA
关键词
electron microscopy; evaporation and sublimation; growth; gold; clusters;
D O I
10.1016/S0039-6028(02)02197-0
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
Physical vapor deposition of Au onto Xe multilayers on amorphous carbon at 20 K produces three-dimensional nanoclusters. Warming to room temperature desorbs the Xe and imparts limited mobility to the clusters. Coalescence occurs when two clusters come in contact, and the extent of coalescence depends on the buffer layer thickness. Using transmission electron microscopy images, we determined the spatial distribution of clusters as a function of Xe thickness and applied the scaling concepts of cluster-cluster aggregation to better understand processes associated with growth. Analysis shows a coverage dependent fractal dimension that extends from D similar to 1.42 to 1.72 for initial fractional surface coverages of rho(0) similar to 0.04-0.21, consistent with Monte Carlo simulations of two-dimensional diffusion-limited cluster aggregation (DLCA). Both the total number of clusters per unit area and the weighted average cluster size show a power law dependence on the Xe layer thickness, where the buffer layer thickness plays the role of time in DLCA modeling. These relationships will facilitate the design of nanostructure arrays generated by desorption-assisted coalescence. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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