The diamond pyramid structure in electroless copper deposit, its atomic model and molecular dynamics simulation

Applied Surface Science

Volumn 255, Issue 5 PART 2, 2008, Pages 2813-2821

  Wu, X ^a   Sha, W ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Copper; Molecular dynamics simulation; Plating; Radial distribution function; Scanning electron microscopy

Indexed keywords

ATOMS; COPPER; COPPER DEPOSITS; DEPOSITS; DIAMOND DEPOSITS; DIAMONDS; DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; PLATING; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

DIAMOND PYRAMIDS; ELECTROLESS COPPER; GROWING PROCESS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; MORPHOLOGICAL FEATURES; POSSIBLE MECHANISMS; RADIAL DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; STAINLESS STEEL SUBSTRATES;

MOLECULAR DYNAMICS;

EID: 56949103173     PISSN: 01694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2008.08.018     Document Type: Article

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