Abstract
The morphology of ultra-thin MgO films has been studied using Spot-Profile Analysis Low-Energy Electron Diffraction (SPA-LEED). The films are deposited at 350 K on a Ag(100) substrate oxidizing Mg in an O 2 atmosphere during deposition. The intensity oscillations of the specular beam prove that the smooth film grows almost flat in the layer-by-layer growth mode. After depositing 1 ML, MgO satellites appear in the diffraction pattern, which can be attributed to mosaics with (100) planes tilted in the 〈010〉 directions. The tilt angle θ has been obtained from analysing the satellite positions at various scattering conditions. It decreases with increasing MgO coverage Θ. The mosaic coverage equilibrates at 7 ML.
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