LAYER-BY-LAYER FORMATION OF HETEROSTRUCTURED ULTRA-THIN FILMS BY UPD AND OPD OF METALS

It is shown that ultra-thin multi-compound metal films (sandwich-struc tured Me films and surface alloys) can be formed by UPD and OPD in dif ferent multi-component systems using special polarization routines. Th e thickness, structure and composition of multi-compound metal films c an be controlled by the choice of the substrate, the composition of th e electrolyte, and the polarization conditions. The results obtained a re of interest for the nanotechnology dealing with structuring and mod ification of metal surfaces in the nanometre range in the vertical and lateral directions.