01066nas a2200157 4500008004100000050001500041245006800056210006800124520054600192100001900738700001800757700001700775700002000792700002200812856007400834 2006 eng d aLBNL-5962100aSmoothing of ultrathin silver films by transition metal seeding0 aSmoothing of ultrathin silver films by transition metal seeding3 a
The nucleation and coalescence of silver islands on coated glass was investigated by in-situ measurements of the sheet resistance. Sub-monolayer amounts of transition metals (Nb, Ti, Ni, Cr, Zr, Ta, and Mo) were deposited prior to the deposition of silver. It was found that some, but not all, of the transition metals lead to coalescence of silver at nominally thinner films with smoother topology. The smoothing effect of the transition metal at sub-monolayer thickness can be explained by a thermodynamic model of surface energies.
1 aAnders, André1 aByon, Eungsun1 aKim, Dong-Ho1 aFukuda, Kentaro1 aLim, Sunnie, H.N. uhttps://facades.lbl.gov/publications/smoothing-ultrathin-silver-films