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The growth and defect structure of gold films formed on molybdenite in Ultra‐high vacuum
Author(s) -
Stowell M. J.,
Law T. J.
Publication year - 1968
Publication title -
physica status solidi (b)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.51
H-Index - 109
eISSN - 1521-3951
pISSN - 0370-1972
DOI - 10.1002/pssb.19680250113
Subject(s) - molybdenite , ultra high vacuum , materials science , epitaxy , diffusion , metallurgy , crystallography , nanotechnology , chemistry , layer (electronics) , physics , quartz , fluid inclusions , thermodynamics
Abstract Thin films of gold have been grown epitaxially on molybdenite substrates under ultrahigh vacuum conditions. The topographic structures of these deposits differ only slightly from those formed in conventional high vacua [1], and the differences are attributed to enhanced surface self diffusion of the gold deposit. The defect structures of the films are similar to those formed in films grown in less clean vacua [2], and this shows that no fundamental changes occur in the mechanisms of defects production and mobility when vacuum environment is improved.