High anisotropic inserted dendritic growth during first stage of Zn monolayer deposition on Ag(111) substrate

Sub-monolayer physical layer deposition of Zn on Ag(111) substrate at room temperature is investigated using Auger electron spectroscopy, low energy diffraction and scanning tunneling microscopy. We identified an original highly-anisotropic structure in the shape finger-like inserted dendrite front monolayer growth. On basis STM observations, a mechanism dendritic growth its transition to layered are proposed.