X-RAY REFLECTIVITY AND ADSORPTION-ISOTHERM STUDY OF FRACTAL SCALING IN VAPOR-DEPOSITED FILMS

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作者
CHIARELLO, R [1 ]
PANELLA, V [1 ]
KRIM, J [1 ]
THOMPSON, C [1 ]
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[1] POLYTECH INST NEW YORK,DEPT PHYS,BROOKLYN,NY 11201
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.67.3408
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
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We have carried out x-ray reflectivity and adsorption measurements on thermally evaporated silver and gold films deposited onto substrates held at 80, 300, and 500 K to investigate whether the surfaces of such films are fractal in nature. Both techniques indicate self-affine fractal scaling for Ag films deposited at near-normal incidence onto substrates held at 80 K.
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页码:3408 / 3411
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