A STUDY OF SURFACE-DIFFUSION ON GOLD WITH AN ATOMIC-FORCE MICROSCOPE

被引:67
作者
GOBEL, H [1 ]
VONBLANCKENHAGEN, P [1 ]
机构
[1] KERNFORSCHUNGSZENTRUM KARLSRUHE GMBH, INST MAT FORSCH 1, D-76021 KARLSRUHE, GERMANY
关键词
ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; DIFFUSION AND MIGRATION; GOLD; POLYCRYSTALLINE SURFACES; SURFACE DIFFUSION;
D O I
10.1016/0039-6028(95)00206-5
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
Surface self-diffusion on a polycrystalline gold surface has been measured in the temperature range from 300 K up to 773 K using an atomic force microscope (AFM). The so called single surface scratch method was used for this study. A technique was developed to produce reproducible surface scratches with the AFM. The analysis of these scratches was made by AFM, too. So, with these methods the activation energy (0.4 eV) of the surface diffusion process was deduced by time and temperature dependent scratch profile measurements.
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页码:885 / 890
页数:6
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