The Influence of Surface Defects on the Heterogeneous Nucleation and Growth of Thin Films
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In the present paper the nucleation and growth o f gold on mica is investigated. B y means o f an image analysing computer it was possible to evaluate many electron micrographs with regard to nucleation rate, growth o f crystallites and fractional part o f the surface covered b y crystallites. The comparison o f the experimental results with nucleation theories shows that an explanation is possible b y use o f a simple atomic model , even in the case o f substrates with defect sites.
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