@article{df95ea563814430d89c0842c19af6bac,
title = "Improved surface morphology and texture of Ag films on indium tin oxide via Cu additions",
abstract = "The surface and texture properties of Ag(Cu) alloy thin films on indium tin oxide (ITO) has been investigated and compared to pure Ag thin films on ITO. Atomic force microscopy (AFM) and x-ray diffraction results of annealed films show differences in the evolution of surface morphology and texture with annealing. The presence of Cu atoms in the silver alters the alloy's surface energy and surface diffusion. This results in Ag and Ag(Cu) alloy having the very different surface morphology and crystallographic texture. The (111) texture of the Ag(Cu) is enhanced when compared to that of pure Ag films. The resistivity of Ag(Cu) films annealed at high temperatures (∼up to 600 °C for 1 h in vacuum) remained constant due to absence of agglomeration.",
author = "H. Han and Yeongseok Zoo and Mayer, {J. W.} and Terry Alford",
note = "Funding Information: This work was partially supported by National Science Foundation (L. Hess, Grant No. DMR—0602716), to whom the authors are greatly indebted. Research was sponsored by the Army Research Laboratory (ARL) and was accomplished under Cooperative Agreement No. W911NG-04-2-0005. The views and conclusions contained in this document are those of the authors and should not be interpreted as representing the official policies, either expressed or implied, of the ARL or the U.S. Government. The U.S. Government is authorized to reproduce and distribute reprints for Government purposes notwithstanding any copyright notation hereon. Copyright: Copyright 2008 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.",
year = "2007",
doi = "10.1063/1.2761822",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "102",
journal = "Journal of Applied Physics",
issn = "0021-8979",
publisher = "American Institute of Physics Publising LLC",
number = "3",
}