ACTIVATION-ENERGY FOR THE DECAY OF 2-DIMENSIONAL ISLANDS ON CU(100)

Authors
KLUNKER C HANNON JB GIESEN M IBACH H BOISVERT G LEWIS LJ
Citation
C. Klunker et al., ACTIVATION-ENERGY FOR THE DECAY OF 2-DIMENSIONAL ISLANDS ON CU(100), Physical review. B, Condensed matter, 58(12), 1998, pp. 7556-7559
Citations number
26
Categorie Soggetti
Physics, Condensed Matter
Journal title
Physical review. B, Condensed matter → ACNP
ISSN journal
01631829
Volume
58
Issue
12
Year of publication
1998
Pages
7556 - 7559
Database
ISI
SICI code
0163-1829(1998)58:12<7556:AFTDO2>2.0.ZU;2-O
Abstract
Experimental data on the decay rate of two-dimensional islands on Cu(1 00) as a function of temperature are reported. The decay is limited by the attachment-detachment process. A comparison of the experimentally observed activation energy for the decay rate with results from first -principles theory renders further support to the understanding that o n Cu(100) island decay is due to mass transport via vacancies. [S0163- 1829(98)50836-3].