The Influence of Surface Defects on the Heterogeneous Nucleation and Growth of Thin Films

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In the present paper the nucleation and growth of gold on mica is investigated. By means of an image analysing computer it was possible to evaluate many electron micrographs with regard to nucleation rate, growth of crystallites and fractional part of the surface covered by crystallites. The comparison of the experimental results with nucleation theories shows that an explanation is possible by use of a simple atomic model, even in the case of substrates with defect sites.
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