Characterization of gold nanoparticle films: Rutherford backscattering spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy with image analysis, and atomic force microscopy

Gold nanoparticle films are of interest in several branches of science and technology, and accurate sample characterization is needed but technically demanding. We prepared such films by DC magnetron sputtering and recorded their mass thickness by Rutherford backscattering spectroscopy. The geometri...

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Main Authors: Pia C. Lansåker, Anders Hallén, Gunnar A. Niklasson, Claes G. Granqvist
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AIP Publishing LLC 2014-10-01
Series:AIP Advances
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4897340