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The melting curve of ten metals up to 12 GPa and 1600 K Influence of gap states on electrical properties at interface between bathocuproine and various types of metalsDesign and performance of an ultrahigh vacuum system for metallic multilayers

A technique to improve the epitaxial growth of some fcc and bcc metals on rock salt It has been found that surface defects produced by electron irradiation playa critical role in the formation of single-crystalline films of typical fcc metals such as Au, Ag, and Cu on UHV-cleaved KCI. Epitaxial films of the (lOO)Aull(I00)KCh [lOO]Aull[100]KCI orientation were produced in a wide range of substrate temperatures on irradiated surfaces at low supersaturation levels. Surface defects produced by irradiation provide nucleation sites which strongly favor the epitaxial orientation for nuclei. The high sensitivity of film orientation to irradiation treatment of the substrate suggests that other known critical factors such vacuum condition and surface composition may also influence epitaxy through their effect on the nature of the substrate surface upon which nucleation occurs.