The growth of silver on /100/-molybdenum surfaces - Investigations concerning nucleation theory utilizing the diffraction of slow electrons and Auger electron spectroscopy

The selection of the considered system made it possible to combine the results of modern investigative methods for an indirect determination of nucleus densities. The obtained nucleus density values are compared with data computed on the basis of the nucleation theory reported by Niedermayer. The morphology of growth in various temperature ranges was studied with the aid of low-energy electron diffraction (LEED) methods. The results are compared with a morphological criterion described by Mlynczak and Niedermayer (1975). Attention is given to basic assumptions regarding nucleation experiments, experimental details concerning the LEED and Auger electron spectroscopy (AES) methods employed, and the evaluation of LEED and AES data.