Cluster Formation and Evolution on Semiconductor Surface
Abstract
This program focused on fundamental problems related to the nucleation and growth of clusters and the interaction of those clusters with surfaces. The issues it addressed were those involved with the deposition of atoms on a surface, particularly the chemical environments created by those atoms and the processes encountered as the number of atoms increases. It investigated cluster formation and cluster-induced reaction, as well as the tendency of clusters to nucleate preferentially at particular defect sites of the surface. It focused on the evolution of clusters into new structures with distinct crystalline character. These issues are of very broad importance because they are encountered when considering the growth of elemental and compound layers on any surface, be they semiconductors, high temperature superconductors, or fullerides.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 15, 1992
- Accession Number
- ADA259190
Entities
People
- J. H. Weaver
Organizations
- University of Minnesota