Physics – Condensed Matter – Materials Science
Scientific paper
2007-02-20
Surface Science 601, 1892-1897 (2007)
Physics
Condensed Matter
Materials Science
12 pages (3 figures); Surface Science (accepted)
Scientific paper
10.1016/j.susc.2007.02.017
We report on how different cluster deposition regimes can be obtained and observed by in situ Scanning Tunneling Microscopy (STM) by exploiting deposition parameters in a pulsed laser deposition (PLD) process. Tungsten clusters were produced by nanosecond Pulsed Laser Ablation in Ar atmosphere at different pressures and deposited on Au(111) and HOPG surfaces. Deposition regimes including cluster deposition-diffusion-aggregation (DDA), cluster melting and coalescence and cluster implantation were observed, depending on background gas pressure and target-to-substrate distance which influence the kinetic energy of the ablated species. These parameters can thus be easily employed for surface modification by cluster bombardment, deposition of supported clusters and growth of films with different morphologies. The variation in cluster mobility on different substrates and its influence on aggregation and growth mechanisms has also been investigated.
Bassi Andrea Li
Bottani Carlo E.
Casari Carlo S.
Cattaneo D.
Foglio S.
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