A Comparative Study of the Growth of Cr on (110)TiO2Rutile, (0001) -Al2O3and (100)SrTiO3Surfaces

Autor: Qiang Fu, F. Phillipp, Thomas Wagner, C. Winde, S. Tsukimoto
Rok vydání: 2004
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Zdroj: Interface Science. 12:117-126
ISSN: 0927-7056
DOI: 10.1023/b:ints.0000012303.59127.37
Popis: Thin Cr films were deposited on single crystal α-Al2O3, SrTiO3 and TiO2 (rutile) substrates under ultrahigh vacuum conditions using molecular beam epitaxy (MBE). The growth behavior and thermal stability of the films were investigated with scanning tunneling microscopy (STM), X-ray phototelectron spectroscopy (XPS), Auger electron spectroscopy (AES), and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Cr grew as 3D clusters on all substrates. For all three Cr/oxide systems a strong temperature dependent interfacial reaction was observed. The results suggested that these reactions depended greatly on thermodynamics and on transport properties in the oxide substrates.
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