Electronic Resource
[S.l.]
:
American Institute of Physics (AIP)
Journal of Applied Physics
84 (1998), S. 2591-2596
ISSN:
1089-7550
Source:
AIP Digital Archive
Topics:
Physics
Notes:
We present here investigations of the initial steps in the formation of ultrathin carbon films on a carbon highly oriented pyrolytic graphite substrate by the deposition of low energy carbon ions at temperatures from ambient to 300 °C. We used an ultrahigh vacuum scanning tunneling microscopy to observe the growth of these films. At a nanometer scale, we revealed a roughening transition of the island's growth, from lateral to tridimensional growth. Also, here we introduce the scaling analysis of roughness to describe the evolution of the morphology of the interface during growth. The ultrathin film formation mechanisms are studied as a function of ion density and annealing. © 1998 American Institute of Physics.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.368420
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