Studies using AFM and STM of the correlated effects of the deposition parameters on the topography of gold on mica

Thin Solid Films

Volumn 300, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 84-94

  Liu, Zhi Hui ^a   Brown, Norman M D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atomic force microscopy; Physical vapour deposition; Scanning tunneling microscopy; Surface morphology

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; COALESCENCE; DIFFUSION IN SOLIDS; FILM GROWTH; GOLD; MICA; MORPHOLOGY; NUCLEATION; SCANNING TUNNELING MICROSCOPY; SUBSTRATES; THERMAL EFFECTS; VAPOR DEPOSITION;

PHYSICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION;

METALLIC FILMS;

EID: 0031146889     PISSN: 00406090     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-6090(96)09512-0     Document Type: Article

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