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The effect of substrate vibration on mobility coalescence in silver island films

  • Manjunatha Pattabi*
  • , Jayasheela Uchil
  • , K. Mohan Rao
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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    Abstract

    We present the results of the investigations carried out on the effect of ultrasonic vibration of the substrate during deposition and during aging on the instabilities of island silver films deposited on glass held at room temperature in a vacuum of 2 × 10-6 Torr. The films which are vibrated only during deposition aged slower than unvibrated films and vibration during aging enhances the aging. The occurrence of Large Scale Coalescence (LSC) is studied by repeated deposition technique. LSC occurs at a lower deposition number for films vibrated during deposition, whereas it does so at a higher deposition number for films vibrated during aging. The results of these studies strongly support the applicability of mobility coalescence theory in explaining aging in metal island films.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)196-200
    Number of pages5
    JournalThin Solid Films
    Volume305
    Issue number1-2
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 01-01-1997

    All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

    • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
    • Surfaces and Interfaces
    • Surfaces, Coatings and Films
    • Metals and Alloys
    • Materials Chemistry

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