Abstract
We have studied deposition-induced mobility of atoms on surfaces by means of molecular dynamics (MD) simulations. In these simulations, Cu and In atoms were deposited with thermal energies on flat and adatom-cluster covered Cu(100) surfaces at a temperature of 100 K. It was found that in some cases the latent heat of condensation is used by the deposited atom to make a jump to a neighbouring site. Atoms deposited on small adatom clusters were in some cases observed to jump off the cluster. The results of the MD simulations were used in a discussion of low-temperature layer-by-layer growth of Cu on Cu(100), as was recently observed experimentally.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 526-530 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Surface Science |
| Volume | 307 |
| Publication status | Published - 20 Apr 1994 |
| Event | 13th European Conference on Surface Science (ECOSS-13) - WARWICK, United Kingdom Duration: 30 Aug 1993 → 4 Sept 1993 |
Keywords
- DIFFRACTION
- SURFACES
- CU(100)
- ATOMS