Structural studies of silver metal "liquidlike" films

D. Yogev; M. Deutsch; S. Efrima

doi:10.1021/j100347a056

Structural studies of silver metal "liquidlike" films

D. Yogev, M. Deutsch, S. Efrima

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We report a detailed study of the silver MELLF by optical and electron microscopy (SEM and TEM), densitometry, and moire deflectometry for various surfactants and organic phases. A dispersed structure was found with basic particles of diameter as small as 2-3 nm. Moire deflectometry gave the physical thickness of the films to be about 4 μm. Densitometry measurements indicated the amount of silver in the film is equal to that of an evaporated continuous silver film of thickness 20-60 nm. The films are found to be inhomogeneous in the horizontal plane. A comparison to black, granular interfacial films was also carried out. The evident visual differences between the various films were not strongly reflected in the microscopical results.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	4174-4179
Number of pages	6
Journal	Journal of Physical Chemistry
Volume	93
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1021/j100347a056
State	Published - 1 Jan 1989

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