Epitaxial growth of thin Ag and Au films on Si(111) using thin copper silicide buffer layers

Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology A: Vacuum, Surfaces and Films

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 1431-1435

  Pedersen, Kjeld ^a   Morgen, Per ^b   Pedersen, Thomas G ^a   Li, Zheshen ^c   Hoffmann, Søren V ^c  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^c AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAND STRUCTURE; BINDING ENERGY; COPPER COMPOUNDS; FERMI LEVEL; GOLD; LOW ENERGY ELECTRON DIFFRACTION; PHOTOEMISSION; REFLECTION HIGH ENERGY ELECTRON DIFFRACTION; SEMICONDUCTING SILICON; SILVER; SYNCHROTRON RADIATION;

LATTICE MISMATCH; SHOCKLEY SURFACE; THIN COPPER SILICIDE BUFFER LAYERS; VALENCE BAND SPECTRA;

EPITAXIAL GROWTH;

EID: 0041733518     PISSN: 07342101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1116/1.1564035     Document Type: Article

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