Morphology of Sn Films Grown on the Fivefold Surface of Icosahedral Al63Cu24Fe13 Investigated by Scanning Tunneling Microscopy

Thumbnail Image
Date
2004-01-01
Authors
Sharma, H.
Shimoda, M.
Barrow, J.
Ross, Amy
Lograsso, Thomas
Tsai, A. P.
Major Professor
Advisor
Committee Member
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
Authors
Person
Lograsso, Thomas
Ames Laboratory Division Director
Research Projects
Organizational Units
Organizational Unit
Journal Issue
Is Version Of
Versions
Series
Department
Ames National Laboratory
Abstract

Sn film growth on the fivefold surface of icosahedral Al63Cu24Fe13 has been investigated by employing scanning tunneling microscopy. For about monolayer coverage, the deposited Sn forms a layer of monoatomic height. A Fourier transform of the layer's structure reveals quasicrystalline long range order. At higher coverage, flat-topped clusters of uniform heights are formed. The clusters preferentially grow at the step edges.

Comments

This article is from MRS Proceedings 805 (2003): LL7.11, doi:10.1557/PROC-805-LL7.11.

Description
Keywords
Citation
DOI
Copyright
Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 UTC 2005