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Title: Submonolayer nucleation and growth and the initial stage of multilayer kinetic roughening during Ag/Ag (100) homoepitaxy

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/383657· OSTI ID:383657

A comprehensive Scanning Tunneling Microscopy (STM) study of submonolayer nucleation and growth of 2D islands in Ag/Ag(100) homoepitaxy for temperature between 295K and 370K is presented. The initial stages of multilayer kinetic roughening is also studied. Analysis of an appropriate model for metal (100) homoepitaxy, produces estimates of 350 meV for the terrace diffusion barrier, 400 meV for the adatom bond energy, and 25 meV for the additional Ehrlich-Schwoebel step-edge barrier.

Research Organization:
Ames Lab., Ames, IA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-82
OSTI ID:
383657
Report Number(s):
IS-T-1783; ON: DE97000277; TRN: AHC29621%%103
Resource Relation:
Other Information: DN: Thesis submitted to Iowa State Univ., Ames, IA (US); TH: Thesis (M.S.); PBD: 1 Aug 1996
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English