Microscopic basis of film morphology

This collects links to conference presentations, movies related to processes studied in the project, pictures not included in publications, supporting material about calculations etc (ppt=PowerPoint file).


Experimental data

Experimental data, papers, references on the topic : see this site of Leiden University.


Conference presentations

Talk at ECOSS (European Conf. On Surface Science), Berlin 2005: ppt file (2.0 Mb).

Talk at WAU 2005: ppt file (0.8 Mb).

Movies

data will be posted shortly


Pictures

data will be posted shortly

Dissertations

Thesis (Italian master laurea) by G. Colizzi on adsorption and diffusion of small clusters on Al (111): pdf file (5.9 Mb).

Thesis (Italian master laurea) by G. E. Biddau on native defects and In on Cu (100): pdf file (1.6 Mb).

Papers published or submitted within the project framework. For submitted papers the pdf files linked are the current version.


One: Metal nanowires on transition metal surfaces : pdf file.
Status: published


Two: Electronic interaction of steps and adatoms in aluminum homoepitaxy : will be available shortly
Status: submitted


Three: Step-induced destabilization : will be available shortly
Status: submitted


Four: Energetics and interaction of native defects and adsorbates on flat and stepped Cu (100) : pdf file
Status: submitted


Five: Diffusion of native defects and adsorbates on flat and stepped Cu (100) : pdf file
Status: submitted


Six: Adsorption and diffusion of small Al clusters on Al (111) : will be available shortly
Status: in preparation


Seven: Island density enhancement during growth of Cu (001) due to In-Cu exchange and heteronucleation : will be available shortly
Status: in preparation

This post links documents relevant to the evaluation and funding history of the project.

Original general project presented in september 2001 (pdf): link.

Original research-unit project presented in september 2001 (pdf): link.

Evaluation form n.1, 2002 (pdf): link.

Evaluation form n.2 2002 (pdf): link.

Redefinition of project due to funding cuts, 2002 (pdf): link.

Final funding certification, 2002 (pdf): link.

First project accounting report, jan 2004 (pdf): link.

Second project accounting, jan 2005 (pdf): link.

Third project accounting, jan 2006 (pdf): link.

Last project report accounting, jan 2006 (pdf): link.


The project has ended on July 5, 2006.

This is a site reporting results obtained in the framework of a project named "Microscopic origin of thin film morphology: assessing the effects of long-range interactions and cluster mobility" funded by the FIRB (Fondo Integrativo Ricerca di base) of MIUR (Ministero Istruzione Universita' e Ricerca), Italy. It will contain, or link to, data and results, as well as submitted papers and reports, and conference presentations.


The project has been submitted in september 2001, approved in summer 2002, formally started in early 2003 (though operationally it started earlier). While its natural ending date was january 2006, MIUR has granted an extension to july 2006.


The scientist involved have all worked on the project while at the Physics Department of Cagliari University, Italy, or at the SLACS-CNR laboratory. Coworkers on this project include or have included dr. Giuseppe Colizzi, PhD; dr. Giulio Biddau; prof. Paolo Ruggerone, PhD; dr. Attilio Vargiu. The scientific responsible of the project is prof. Vincenzo Fiorentini.