Initial stages of growth of copper on MgO(100): A first principles study

V. Musolino; A. Dal Corso; A. Selloni

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.83.2761

Initial stages of growth of copper on MgO(100): A first principles study

V. Musolino
, A. Dal Corso
, A. Selloni

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We have studied the energetical and structural properties of copper clusters (Cu_n, n=2–6, 8, 9, 13, 14, 25, and 29) and films (with n_L=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.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	2761-2764
Number of pages	4
Journal	Physical review letters
Volume	83
Issue number	14
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.83.2761
State	Published - Jan 1 1999

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