NUCLEATION WITH A CRITICAL CLUSTER-SIZE OF ZERO - SUBMONOLAYER FE INCLUSIONS IN CU(100)

Authors
CHAMBLISS DD JOHNSON KE
Citation
Dd. Chambliss et Ke. Johnson, NUCLEATION WITH A CRITICAL CLUSTER-SIZE OF ZERO - SUBMONOLAYER FE INCLUSIONS IN CU(100), Physical review. B, Condensed matter, 50(7), 1994, pp. 5012-5015
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Physics, Condensed Matter
Journal title
Physical review. B, Condensed matter → ACNP
ISSN journal
01631829
Volume
50
Issue
7
Year of publication
1994
Pages
5012 - 5015
Database
ISI
SICI code
0163-1829(1994)50:7<5012:NWACCO>2.0.ZU;2-J
Abstract
A single-atom nucleation model is studied in which monomers randomly a nd irreversibly react with the substrate to become immobile and act as growth nuclei. The reaction kinetics, of first order in monomer densi ty, yields a cluster size distribution that is insensitive to depositi on rate and is a decreasing function of cluster size. This matches the experimental behavior of submonolayer Fe inclusions formed by deposit ion onto room-temperature Cu(100) and observed with the scanning tunne ling microscope.