Crystalline zinc microflakes by thermal evaporation of zinc metal on glass

Authors

Bess G. Singidas National Institute of Physics, University of the Philippines Diliman
Mark Francis de Leon National Institute of Physics, University of the Philippines Diliman
Mel Anthony Duldulao National Institute of Physics, University of the Philippines Diliman
Francesca Isabel de Vera National Institute of Physics, University of the Philippines Diliman
Myles Allen Zosa National Institute of Physics, University of the Philippines Diliman
Oliver Semblante National Institute of Physics, University of the Philippines Diliman
Roland V. Sarmago National Institute of Physics, University of the Philippines Diliman

Abstract

A simple method of thermally evaporating a zinc metal pellet in high vacuum has produced a novel form of micron-sized zinc flakes on glass substrates. Most of the flakes are highly oriented along the [001] direction, and a few hundred nanometers thick. The flakes grew sparsely on the substrate and have 6-fold rotational symmetry with respect to an axis normal to the substrate. The grown structures are evidence of a mechanism consistent with the relative surface energy calculations for hexagonal close packed crystals.

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2009: Proceedings of the 27th Samahang Pisika ng Pilipinas Physics Congress

Article ID

SPP-2009-PA-40

Section

Poster Session PA

Published

2009-10-28

How to Cite

[1]

BG Singidas, MF de Leon, MA Duldulao, FI de Vera, MA Zosa, O Semblante, and RV Sarmago, Crystalline zinc microflakes by thermal evaporation of zinc metal on glass, Proceedings of the Samahang Pisika ng Pilipinas 27, SPP-2009-PA-40 (2009). URL: https://proceedings.spp-online.org/article/view/SPP-2009-PA-40.