Surface slope distribution with mathematical molding on Au(111) thin film growth

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

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1012-1016

  Gonzalez Gonzalez A ^a   Sacedon J L ^a   Polop, C ^b   Rodriguez Caas E ^a   Aznarez J A ^c   Vasco, E ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE CIENCIA DE MATERIALES DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^c CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE; AU FILM; AU(1 1 1 ); AU(111) FILMS; COLUMNAR STRUCTURES; GROWTH EXPONENT; GROWTH FRONT; GROWTH OF THIN FILMS; GROWTH REGIME; INTERPOLATING FUNCTIONS; MORPHOLOGY EVOLUTION; NANO SCALE; PROCESSING PROCEDURES; SATURATION VALUES; SCALING EXPONENT; SURFACE FEATURE; SURFACE SLOPE; THICKNESS DEPENDENCE; TOPOGRAPHIC IMAGES;

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; GOLD; IMAGE PROCESSING; THIN FILMS;

FILM GROWTH;

EID: 67650314948     PISSN: 07342101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1116/1.3130145     Document Type: Article

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