Step edge selection during ion erosion of Cu(001).
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Upon Ar+ ion erosion of a Cu(001) surface, we observed with HR-LEED faceted structures on the surface oriented preferentially along <100> at 200 K and along <110> at 330 K. These results are evaluated with a geometric rule, relating under kinetic conditions the orientation of the surviving steps to their advance rates. Application of this generic rule demonstrates that the <100> steps advance slowest. This reveals enhanced interlayer mass transport across these steps. We also show that a transition from kinetically favored step orientation into the thermodynamically favored one occurs at very short time scales even near room temperature.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Physical review letters
دوره 89 14 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2002