The initial stages of multilayer Co thin film grown on Cu(111) surface were simulated by means of kinetic Monte Carlo (KMC) method, where the realistic growth model and physical parameters were presented. The effects ...The initial stages of multilayer Co thin film grown on Cu(111) surface were simulated by means of kinetic Monte Carlo (KMC) method, where the realistic growth model and physical parameters were presented. The effects of edge diffusion along the islands and mass transport between interlayers were included in the simulation model. Emphasis was placed on revealing the transition of growth morphology in heteroepitaxial Co/Cu(111) system with the changing of surface temperature. The simulation results show that the dendritic islands form at low temperature (T=210 K), while compact islands grow at room temperature (RT). The Volmer-Webber (three-dimensional, 3D) growth mode is presented due to the relative higher Ehrlich-Schwoebel (ES) barrier. Our simulation results are in good agreement with the real scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) experiments.展开更多
We report kinetic Monte-Karlo(KMC)simulation of self-assembled synthesis of nanocrystals by physical vapor deposition(PVD),which is one of most flexible,efficient,and clean techniques to fabricate nanopatterns.In part...We report kinetic Monte-Karlo(KMC)simulation of self-assembled synthesis of nanocrystals by physical vapor deposition(PVD),which is one of most flexible,efficient,and clean techniques to fabricate nanopatterns.In particular,self-assembled arrays of nanocrystals can be synthesized by PVD.However size,shape and density of self-assembled nanocrystals are highly sensitive to the process conditions such as duration of deposition,temperature,substrate material,etc.To efficiently synthesize nanocrystalline arrays by PVD,the process control factors should be understood in detail.KMC simulations of film deposition are an important tool for understanding the mechanisms of film deposition.In this paper,we report a KMC modeling that explicitly represents PVD synthesis of self-assembled nanocrystals.We study how varying critical process parameters such as deposition rate,duration,temperature,and substrate type affect the lateral 2D morphologies of self-assembled metallic islands on substrates,and compare our results with experimentally observed surface morphologies generated by PVD.Our simulations align well with experimental results reported in the literature.展开更多
基金This was work was supported by the Natural Science Foundation for Young Scientists of Zhejiang Province (No.RC02069).
文摘The initial stages of multilayer Co thin film grown on Cu(111) surface were simulated by means of kinetic Monte Carlo (KMC) method, where the realistic growth model and physical parameters were presented. The effects of edge diffusion along the islands and mass transport between interlayers were included in the simulation model. Emphasis was placed on revealing the transition of growth morphology in heteroepitaxial Co/Cu(111) system with the changing of surface temperature. The simulation results show that the dendritic islands form at low temperature (T=210 K), while compact islands grow at room temperature (RT). The Volmer-Webber (three-dimensional, 3D) growth mode is presented due to the relative higher Ehrlich-Schwoebel (ES) barrier. Our simulation results are in good agreement with the real scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) experiments.
文摘We report kinetic Monte-Karlo(KMC)simulation of self-assembled synthesis of nanocrystals by physical vapor deposition(PVD),which is one of most flexible,efficient,and clean techniques to fabricate nanopatterns.In particular,self-assembled arrays of nanocrystals can be synthesized by PVD.However size,shape and density of self-assembled nanocrystals are highly sensitive to the process conditions such as duration of deposition,temperature,substrate material,etc.To efficiently synthesize nanocrystalline arrays by PVD,the process control factors should be understood in detail.KMC simulations of film deposition are an important tool for understanding the mechanisms of film deposition.In this paper,we report a KMC modeling that explicitly represents PVD synthesis of self-assembled nanocrystals.We study how varying critical process parameters such as deposition rate,duration,temperature,and substrate type affect the lateral 2D morphologies of self-assembled metallic islands on substrates,and compare our results with experimentally observed surface morphologies generated by PVD.Our simulations align well with experimental results reported in the literature.
