Enhanced nucleation of Ni nanoparticles on TiN throughH3BO 3-mediated growth inhibition

Electrochimica Acta

Volumn 109, Issue , 2013, Pages 411-418

  Vanpaemel, Johannes ^a,b   Van Der Veen, Marleen H ^a   De Gendt, Stefan ^a,b   Vereecken, Philippe M ^a,b  

^a IMEC   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

NiGrowth inhibition; Nucleationp H

Indexed keywords

BORIC ACID; DEPOSITION; ELECTRODEPOSITION; NANOPARTICLES; NUCLEATION; TITANIUM COMPOUNDS; TITANIUM NITRIDE;

GALVANOSTATIC DEPOSITION; GROWTH INHIBITION; GROWTH TERMINATIONS; NUCLEATION AND GROWTH; NUCLEATION MODELS; NUCLEATIONP H; PARTICLE DENSITIES; POTENTIAL TRANSIENTS;

NICKEL;

EID: 84881506142     PISSN: 00134686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2013.07.111     Document Type: Article

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