V. A. Polishchuk, V. V. Tomaev, A. V. Baranov, “Growth of metallic Ag whisker single crystals on AgI films”, Zhurnal Tekhnicheskoi Fiziki, 2014, Volume 84, Issue 10,Pages <nobr>57

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Physical science of materials

Growth of metallic Ag whisker single crystals on AgI films

V. A. Polishchuk^ab, V. V. Tomaev^ab, A. V. Baranov^a

^a St. Petersburg National Research University of Information Technologies, Mechanics and Optics
^b Saint Petersburg State University

Abstract: The growth of silver whisker nanocrystals (WNCs) on the surface of an AgI film deposited by laser ablation is studied on a Zeiss Merlin scanning electron microscope. The chemical composition of WNCs is determined by electron-probe microanalysis. The growth rate of WNCs is estimated. Possible WNC growth mechanisms under the action of an electron beam are considered.

Received: 10.12.2013