NUCLEATION OF METAL CRYSTALS ON IONIC SURFACES.

Abstract

A systematic experimental study of the kinetics of nucleation of gold vapor onto the (100) cleavage face of magnesium oxide was made over the temperature range from 209-381C in ultra-high vacuum. The degree to which preferred nucleation occurred was found to depend on the defect structure of the surface. The experimental results are in quantitative agreement with a nucleation model originally developed for a defect-free surface and extended in this study to account for the contribution of point defects. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1964
Accession Number
AD0608915

Entities

People

  • J. L. Robins
  • T. N. Rhodin

Organizations

  • Cornell University

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Crystals
  • High Vacuum
  • Kinetics
  • Magnesium
  • Magnesium Compounds
  • Metal Crystals
  • Metals
  • Nucleation
  • Point Defects
  • Vacuum

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Materials Science and Engineering.
  • Thin Film Deposition Science.