Real-time study of nucleation, growth, and ripening during Fe/Fe(100) homoepitaxy using ion scattering

Authors
Pfandzelter, R Igel, T Winter, H
Citation
R. Pfandzelter et al., Real-time study of nucleation, growth, and ripening during Fe/Fe(100) homoepitaxy using ion scattering, PHYS REV B, 62(4), 2000, pp. R2299-R2302
Citations number
24
Categorie Soggetti
Apllied Physucs/Condensed Matter/Materiales Science
Journal title
PHYSICAL REVIEW B
ISSN journal
01631829 → ACNP
Volume
62
Issue
4
Year of publication
2000
Pages
R2299 - R2302
Database
ISI
SICI code
0163-1829(20000715)62:4<R2299:RSONGA>2.0.ZU;2-7
Abstract
Real-time studies of submonolayer epitaxy via scattering of fast ions are a pplicable over a wide range of growth temperatures and deposition rates. Co mputer simulations of ion trajectories and nucleation theory yield quantita tive information on atomistic growth processes. For homoepitaxy of Fe on Fe (100), we deduce island densities, monomer diffusion barrier, cluster bindi ng energies, and post-deposition island ripening. Detailed information on t ransitions in critical cluster size is obtained.