Growth of (√3 × √3)-Ag and (1 1 1) oriented Ag islands on Ge/Si(1 1 1) surfaces

Applied Surface Science

Volumn 256, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 508-512

  Roy, A ^a   Bhattacharjee, K ^b   Dev, B N ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF MATERIALS SCIENCE   (India)

^b INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS   (India)

Author keywords

Ag induced reconstruction of Ge Si(1 1 1) surfaces; Epitaxial Ag islands on Ge Si(1 1 1) surfaces; Reflection high energy electron diffraction

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

AG DEPOSITIONS; AG ISLANDS; AG(1 1 1); GE-ON-SI; RHEED PATTERNS;

REFLECTION HIGH ENERGY ELECTRON DIFFRACTION;

EID: 70449118972     PISSN: 01694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2009.07.085     Document Type: Article

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