Smoothing of ultrathin silver films by transition metalseeding

Journal Article · Fri Feb 10 00:00:00 EST 2006 · Solid State Communications

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssc.2006.08.027· OSTI ID:893749

Anders, Andre; Byon, Eungsun; Kim, Dong-Ho; Fukuda, Kentaro; Lim, Sunnie H.N.

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.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE. Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency andRenewable Energy. Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary for TechnologyDevelopment. Office of the Building Technologies Program
• DOE Contract Number: DE-AC02-05CH11231
• OSTI ID: 893749
• Report Number(s): LBNL-59621; SSCOA4; R&D Project: 677616; BnR: BT0304030; TRN: US200625%%499
• Journal Information: Solid State Communications, Vol. 140; Related Information: Journal Publication Date: 2006; ISSN 0038-1098
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
COALESCENCE
DEPOSITION
GLASS
NUCLEATION
SILVER
THERMODYNAMIC MODEL
THICKNESS
TOPOLOGY
TRANSITION ELEMENTS
ultrathin silver films seeding low-emissivity coatings