Layer Growth and Dynamics of Xenon Films Deposited on Ag(111)
- 26 September 1988
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review Letters
- Vol. 61 (13) , 1497-1500
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.61.1497
Abstract
We have used a surface-plasmon-resonance technique to probe Xe multilayer-film growth dynamics on vapor-deposited Ag(111) from 67 to 85 K. At low temperature, more than 10 statistical layers are observed, but above 75 K, films complete only about 2 layers before nucleating islands. We discuss activation energies, long-term instabilities, and annealing trends, and show that the island nucleation correlates with underlying features of the substrate.Keywords
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