Der Einfluß der Unterlage auf die Struktur und Leitfähigkeit metallischer Aufdampfschichten

The influence of the substrate on the electrical conductance and on the structure of condensed metal films is investigated. Ag, Cu and Sn films are condensed at different temperatures onto two identical quartz plates. One of them was prenucleated at room temperature. At low condensation temperatures the influence of the metallic prenucleation on the structure of the film is very strong. Surprisingly we find the same influence if the prenucleation and the film are of the same metal. The influence of the nucleation on the electrical conductance of the film is not so strong. Gold films are condensed onto different dielectric substrates at room temperature. From measurements of the electrical conductivity we find that a fraction of the conduction electrons are specularly reflected at the boundaries of the film. This fraction depends on the substrate material and the annealing temperature of the film.