Initial stages of sputtering on Au(111) as seen by scanning tunneling microscopy
- 30 September 1991
- journal article
- research article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Applied Physics Letters
- Vol. 59 (14), 1696-1698
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.106221
Abstract
We have studied the evolution of the surface topography of neon‐bombarded goldfilms, from the initial stages of sputter damage to the removal of several layers. Energy‐dependent sputter yields and crater size distributions are derived from scanning tunneling microscope(STM) images which show the progressing surface erosion. A surprising duality in the behavior of surfaces prepared by deposition of atoms (growth) and ‘‘deposition of vacancies’’ (erosion) is revealed.Keywords
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