By means of a metal organic chemical vapour deposition, starting from
a single precursor compound [tBuOAIH(2)](2), an aluminium/aluminium hy
dride-oxide composite has been synthesized in thin layers. Electron mi
crographs indicate self-similarity. A detailed analysis by small angle
neutron scattering directly yields a surface fractal microstructure w
ith a fractal dimension of 2.26; in the framework of a surface fractal
model we determine the relevant particle dimensions and their size di
stribution.