TY - JOUR
T1 - The real-time growth of atom planes on Ru, Rh and Sn microcrystals observed at atomic resolution
AU - Malm, J. O.
AU - Bovin, J. O.
AU - Petford-Long, Amanda K.
AU - Smith, David
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was supported by the Swedish National Science Research Council (K-KU3914-120), the National Swedish Board for Technical Development (81-5366) and the Swedish National Energy Administration (276 332-1), and made use of the HREM Facility at Arizona State University supported by NSF grant DRM-8306 501.
PY - 1988/6/2
Y1 - 1988/6/2
N2 - The growth of small Ru, Rh and Sn crystals, atomic column by atomic column, has been recorded in real time using a 400 kV high-resolution electron microscope, operated in the surface profile imaging mode. A common observation preceding the addition of a new atomic plane on the surface of the small (2-4 nm) metal crystal was the occurence of a diffuse "cloud". Moreover, the sequential growth of an atomic plane was often preceded by the presence of such a cloud at the growth front (especially for Ru and Rh). Real-time video sequences showed that the addition of a new atomic layer typically took about 1 min.
AB - The growth of small Ru, Rh and Sn crystals, atomic column by atomic column, has been recorded in real time using a 400 kV high-resolution electron microscope, operated in the surface profile imaging mode. A common observation preceding the addition of a new atomic plane on the surface of the small (2-4 nm) metal crystal was the occurence of a diffuse "cloud". Moreover, the sequential growth of an atomic plane was often preceded by the presence of such a cloud at the growth front (especially for Ru and Rh). Real-time video sequences showed that the addition of a new atomic layer typically took about 1 min.
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U2 - 10.1016/0022-0248(88)90399-5
DO - 10.1016/0022-0248(88)90399-5
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0024033843
SN - 0022-0248
VL - 89
SP - 165
EP - 170
JO - Journal of Crystal Growth
JF - Journal of Crystal Growth
IS - 2-3
ER -