TY - JOUR
T1 - Initial stages of growth of copper on MgO(100)
T2 - A first principles study
AU - Musolino, V.
AU - Dal Corso, A.
AU - Selloni, A.
PY - 1999/1/1
Y1 - 1999/1/1
N2 - We have studied the energetical and structural properties of copper clusters (Cun, n=2–6, 8, 9, 13, 14, 25, and 29) and films (with nL=1, 2, and 3 layers) adsorbed on MgO(100) by means of first principles density functional calculations. We find that Cu-Cu interactions dominate over Cu-surface interactions, so that three dimensional (3D) structures are largely preferred with respect to two dimensional (2D) ones. This indicates a Volmer-Weber growth mode for Cu on MgO(100), in agreement with recent experimental observations.
AB - We have studied the energetical and structural properties of copper clusters (Cun, n=2–6, 8, 9, 13, 14, 25, and 29) and films (with nL=1, 2, and 3 layers) adsorbed on MgO(100) by means of first principles density functional calculations. We find that Cu-Cu interactions dominate over Cu-surface interactions, so that three dimensional (3D) structures are largely preferred with respect to two dimensional (2D) ones. This indicates a Volmer-Weber growth mode for Cu on MgO(100), in agreement with recent experimental observations.
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U2 - 10.1103/PhysRevLett.83.2761
DO - 10.1103/PhysRevLett.83.2761
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0000796479
SN - 0031-9007
VL - 83
SP - 2761
EP - 2764
JO - Physical review letters
JF - Physical review letters
IS - 14
ER -