Chemistry-mediated two-dimensional to three-dimensional transition of in thin films

H. L. Wei; Hanchen Huang; C. H. Woo; X. X. Zhang; L. G. Zhou

doi:10.1063/1.1767595

Chemistry-mediated two-dimensional to three-dimensional transition of in thin films

H. L. Wei, Hanchen Huang^*, C. H. Woo, X. X. Zhang, L. G. Zhou

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The mechanism of chemistry-mediated two-dimensional to three-dimensional (2D-3D) transition during In thin film deposition was investigated. In was deposited on Au substrateusing magnetron sputtering technique. The formation of Au ₃In on Au substrate resulted in the 2d-3D transition. It was observed that alloy formation leads to nonwetting of In, high mobility of In atoms and In clusters and well-separated In islands. The results show that structures of In and Au are characterized by scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy and electron diffraction.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	5401-5403
Number of pages	3
Journal	Applied Physics Letters
Volume	84
Issue number	26
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1767595
State	Published - Jun 28 2004
Externally published	Yes

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