Crystalline zinc microflakes by thermal evaporation of zinc metal on glass

Authors

Bess G. Singidas ⋅ PH National Institute of Physics, University of the Philippines Diliman
Mark Francis de Leon ⋅ PH National Institute of Physics, University of the Philippines Diliman
Mel Anthony Duldulao ⋅ PH National Institute of Physics, University of the Philippines Diliman
Francesca Isabel de Vera ⋅ PH National Institute of Physics, University of the Philippines Diliman
Myles Allen Zosa ⋅ PH National Institute of Physics, University of the Philippines Diliman
Oliver Semblante ⋅ PH National Institute of Physics, University of the Philippines Diliman
Roland V. Sarmago ⋅ PH 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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2009-10-28

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

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Poster Session PA

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Crystalline zinc microflakes by thermal evaporation of zinc metal on glass, Proceedings of the Samahang Pisika ng Pilipinas 27, (2009). URL: https://proceedings.spp-online.org/article/view/SPP-2009-PA-40.