Open AccessOrdered structures and self-organized phenomena in Au films deposited on silicone oil surfaces
Author(s) -
Xia A-Gen,
Yang Bo,
Jin Jin-Sheng,
Yiwen Zhang,
Fan Tang,
Gaoxiang Ye
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
wuli xuebao
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.199
H-Index - 47
ISSN - 1000-3290
DOI - 10.7498/aps.54.302
Subject(s) - silicone oil , materials science , deposition (geology) , thin film , silicone , stress (linguistics) , condensed matter physics , composite material , chemical physics , optics , nanotechnology , geology , chemistry , physics , paleontology , linguistics , philosophy , sediment
An optical microscopy study of ordered structures and self-organized phenomena in a continuous gold film system deposited on silicone oil surface is presented. Band-shaped ordered patterns, namely bands, are formed after deposition under certain condition. The bands are composed of a large number of parallel key-shaped domains with different width but nearly uniform length. Further experiments show that the ordered patterns result from compressive stress in films. We also study the formation mechanism of internal stress in nearly free sustained films.