DOI: 10.1063/1.1732985. Nucleation of Vapor Deposits

10.1063/1.1732985

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Abstract

The size of the critical nucleus in the formation of metal deposits from the vapor is very small, probably containing 10 atoms or less. For nuclei of this magnitude the uncertainties concerned with the liquid-drop model and the concept of surface energy in the Volmer and Weber and Becker and Doring treatment of nucleation become serious. An expression for the density of clusters of atoms is developed using statistical mechanics. From this an expression for the nucleation rate is derived on a kinetic basis. It is also observed that certain orientation effects in the deposit can be explained if the small size of the critical nucleus is taken into account.

Bibliography

Walton, D. (1962). Nucleation of Vapor Deposits. The Journal of Chemical Physics, 37(10), 2182â2188.

Authors 1

D. Walton (first)

References 9 Referenced 482

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Type	When
Created	20 years, 7 months ago (Jan. 5, 2005, 10:29 p.m.)
Deposited	1 year, 6 months ago (Feb. 8, 2024, 4:05 p.m.)
Indexed	2 weeks, 3 days ago (Aug. 7, 2025, 4:50 p.m.)
Issued	62 years, 9 months ago (Nov. 15, 1962)
Published	62 years, 9 months ago (Nov. 15, 1962)
Published Print	62 years, 9 months ago (Nov. 15, 1962)

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BibTeX

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