Combined work function and STM study on growth, alloying and oxidation of epitaxial aluminum films on Ru(0001)

Surface Science

Volumn 345, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages

  Kopatzki, E ^a   Keck, H G ^a   Baikie, I D ^b   Meyer, J A ^a   Behm, R J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

^b ROBERT GORDON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aluminum; Aluminum oxide; Epitaxy; Metallic films; Oxidation; Ruthenium; Scanning tunneling microscopy; Work function measurements

Indexed keywords

ALLOYING; ALUMINUM; ANNEALING; CRYSTAL DEFECTS; ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; EPITAXIAL GROWTH; OXIDATION; RUTHENIUM; SUBSTRATES; SURFACE PHENOMENA; THIN FILMS;

METALS;

EID: 0029736151     PISSN: 00396028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0039-6028(95)01008-4     Document Type: Article

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