Comparative Monte Carlo Study of a Monolayer Growth in a Heteroepitaxial System in the Presence of Surface Defects

TL;DR

This study uses lattice Monte Carlo simulations to compare the growth of metal monolayers on various heteroepitaxial systems with surface defects, providing insights into surface interactions and defect effects.

Contribution

It presents a comparative Monte Carlo analysis of monolayer growth in different heteroepitaxial systems considering surface defects, which is novel in systematically evaluating multiple metal combinations.

Findings

Surface defects significantly influence monolayer growth patterns.

Different metal combinations exhibit distinct adsorption behaviors.

Monte Carlo simulations reveal detailed surface interaction mechanisms.

Abstract

The adsorption of a metal monolayer or submonolayer for the systems Ag/Au(100), Au/Ag(100), Ag/Pt(100), Pt/Ag(100), Au/Pt(100), Pt/Au(100), Au/Pd(100) and Pd/Au(100) was studied by means of lattice Monte Carlo simulations, in the presence of surface defects.