The effect of different thickness alumina capping layers on the final morphology of dewet thin Ni films

Adjustable metal particle grid formed through upward directed solid-state dewetting using silicon nanowires

“…[8][9][10][11] For the purpose of controlling metal particles on a substrate surface, there has been a swell of interest in metal thin lm dewetting and particle migration behavior. [12][13][14][15] It is known that solid-state dewetting of metal thin lms occurs at temperatures much lower than the metal's bulk melting temperature, which depends greatly on the metal thin lm thickness. 16 At high temperature, metal thin lms will quickly dewet from passive surfaces and contract in order to reduce the lm's surface energy, exposing the underlying surface.…”