Step-induced structural modification of Co thin films deposited on Au(2 3 3) vicinal surface
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Surface Science : A Journal Devoted to the Physics and Chemistry of Interfaces. 2004-05-20p. 171-182
English Abstract
We report on a step-induced morphological modification in Cobalt thin films (from 5 to 90 monolayers (ML)) on Au(1 1 1) substrates studied by grazing incidence X-ray diffraction (GIXD). When the cobalt film is deposited ...Read more >
We report on a step-induced morphological modification in Cobalt thin films (from 5 to 90 monolayers (ML)) on Au(1 1 1) substrates studied by grazing incidence X-ray diffraction (GIXD). When the cobalt film is deposited on the highly stepped Au(2 3 3) substrate its structure is found to be mainly face centered cubic (FCC) whereas its natural bulk structure is hexagonal close-packed (HCP). Relaxation and stacking fault probability have been determined using a simple diffraction model which fits all the GIXD data. A vicinal Co interface including this stacking fault probability and a small rotation of the Co(1 1 1) planes with respect to the Au(1 1 1) planes is proposed which is in exact registry with the Au vicinal surface.Read less <
English Keywords
reflection
diffraction
X-ray scattering
Vicinal single crystal surfaces
Cobalt
Gold
Growth
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