Growth of ultrathin nanostructured Ag films on Si(111) 7 x 7: a SPA-LEED study

被引:16
作者
Moresco, F
Rocca, M
Hildebrandt, T
Henzler, M
机构
[1] Univ Hannover, Inst Festkorperphys, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
[2] CNR, Ctr Fis Superfici Basse Temp, I-16146 Genoa, Italy
[3] INFM, Dipartimento Fis, I-16146 Genoa, Italy
关键词
growth; low energy electron diffraction (LEED); silicon; silver; surface structure; morphology; roughness; and; topography;
D O I
10.1016/S0039-6028(00)00536-7
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
Ultrathin Ag films grown on Si(lll) 7 x 7 at different temperatures have been studied by spot profile analysis of low energy electron diffraction (SPA-LEED). For a deposition temperature of 100 K the films consist of touching (111) oriented grains and are complete at a coverage of about 1 Ag monolayer. For deposition at room temperature, in contrast, the grains form separated islands. The grains show a rotational disorder of 6 degrees and are atomically flat, as the rms height variations are only 10% of the atomic Ag interlayer spacing. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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