Electrodeposition of gold from cyanide solutions on different n-GaAs crystal faces |
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Authors: | LM Depestel K Strubbe |
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Institution: | Laboratorium voor Fysische Chemie, Universiteit Gent, Krijgslaan 281-S12, B-9000 Gent, Belgium |
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Abstract: | The initial stages of the electrodeposition of gold from -solutions on n-GaAs were investigated by means of chronoamperometry and ex situ atomic force microscopy (AFM). Three different crystal orientations were examined, i.e. (1 1 1), and (1 0 0) n-GaAs. Analysis of the experimental current transients showed that the nucleation mechanism of Au on n-GaAs depends strongly on the surface orientation and the deposition potential, which was confirmed by AFM measurements. This can be explained by differences in chemical composition of the surface. Further, it was observed that the Au nuclei grow laterally, which results in a flat morphology. |
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Keywords: | Gold n-GaAs Chronoamperometry Atomic force microscopy (AFM) Electrodeposition Nucleation |
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