Dislocation injection, reconstruction, and atomic transport on {001} Au terraces |
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Authors: | Zandbergen Henny W Pao Chun-Wei Srolovitz David J |
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Institution: | National Centre for HREM, Kavli Centre of Nanoscience, Delft University of Technology, 2628 CJ Delft, The Netherlands. |
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Abstract: | High-resolution electron microscopy investigations of Au films show that adatoms on (100) surfaces insert into the underlying terrace to form surface dislocations. This injection readily occurs when the number of adatoms on a terrace is approximately 20 atoms or less. The surface dislocation glides along the terrace, but is repelled from the edges. The dislocation escapes by squeezing out in the dislocation line direction (not gliding out the terrace edge). Atomistic simulations confirm the dislocation stability, easy glide along the terrace and trapping at the terrace edge. These results have profound implications for film growth. |
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