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Theory of the growth mode for a thin metallic film on an insulating substrate

Fuks, D; Dorfman, S; Zhukovskii, YF; Kotomin, EA; Stoneham, AM; (2002) Theory of the growth mode for a thin metallic film on an insulating substrate. Surface Science , 499 (1) 24 - 40. 10.1016/S0039-6028(01)01692-2. Green open access

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Abstract

We have developed a novel theory predicting the growth mode of a thin metallic film on an insulating substrate. This combines ab initio electronic structure calculations for several ordered metal/insulator interfaces (varying both coverage and substrate lattice constant). with a thermodynamic approach based on microscopic calculations. We illustrate this approach for Ag film deposited on MgO(00 1) substrate. Ab initio calculations predict high mobility of adsorbed silver atoms on the perfect magnesia surface even at low temperatures, Our theoretical analysis clearly demonstrates that the growth of metallic islands is predominant at the initial stage of silver deposition, which agrees with the experimental data. (C) 2001 Published by Elsevier Science B.V.

Type: Article
Title: Theory of the growth mode for a thin metallic film on an insulating substrate
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1016/S0039-6028(01)01692-2
Publisher version: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0039-6028(01)01692-2
Language: English
Additional information: Text made available to UCL Discovery by kind permission of Elsevier B.V., 2012
Keywords: Ab initio quantum chemical methods and calculations, equilibrium thermodynamics and statistical mechanics, growth, coatings, magnesium oxides, silver, RAY DIFFUSE-SCATTERING, MGO(001) SURFACE, AB-INITIO, CERAMIC INTERFACES, OXIDE SURFACES, AG/MGO(001) INTERFACE, ELECTRONIC-STRUCTURE, EQUILIBRIUM DIAGRAM, CORRELATION-ENERGY, MGO(100) SURFACE
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/129091
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