Morphological changes in UHV deposited Er a-C films: nucleation, growth and grain structure

Hadi Savaloni*, Michael A. Player

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Abstract

Erbium films of varying thickness (5-1.5 μm) were deposited on a-C substrates at different substrate temperatures. Microstructures of films are obtained by transmission electron microscopy and scanning electron microscopy while the selected area diffraction patterns of films are analysed using an image analyser. A phenomenological description of film growth and its morphological changes based on nucleation, mobility of clusters and a liquid-like mode of coalescence is given.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)48-58
Number of pages11
JournalThin Solid Films
Volume256
Issue number1-2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Feb 1995

Keywords

  • Electron microscopy
  • Evaporation
  • Growth mechanism
  • Lanthanides

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