Nucleation and growth of silver films on a rhenium (0001) surface: A combined STM and LEED study

Surface Science

Volumn 376, Issue 1-3, 1997, Pages 133-150

  Parschau, M ^a   Schlatterbeck, D ^a   Christmann, K ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Epitaxy; Low energy electron diffraction (LEED); Metal film growth; Nucleation; Rhenium; Scanning tunneling microscopy; Silver

Indexed keywords

EPITAXIAL GROWTH; FILM PREPARATION; LOW ENERGY ELECTRON DIFFRACTION; METALLIC FILMS; MONOLAYERS; MORPHOLOGY; NUCLEATION; RHENIUM; SCANNING TUNNELING MICROSCOPY; SURFACE STRUCTURE; THIN FILMS; VAPOR DEPOSITION;

SCHWOEBEL BARRIERS;

SILVER;

EID: 0031120755     PISSN: 00396028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0039-6028(96)01303-9     Document Type: Article

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