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Exposure of Ag/Ag(100) thin films to molecular oxygen (O-2) at 220-250 K is shown to activate low-temperature coarsening of submonolayer island distributions, and a smoothing of multilayer films with "mounded" morphologies. Dissociation of O-2 at kink sites populates step edges with atomic oxygen (O), modifying the step-edge energetics, and facilitating Ostwald ripening of film nanostructures. We propose that ripening occurs by "easy" detachment and terrace diffusion of an AgnO species. Cluster diffusion does not play a significant role, contrasting with the O-free system.
- 出版日期2002-5-15
