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Multifractal Structure of the Surface of Cu/Co Superlattices

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Measurements of the roughness parameters and fractal dimension of the surface of Cu/Co superlattices are carried out by scanning tunneling microscopy. The fractal analysis of the superlattice surface shows that the fractal-dimension curve can be divided into two sections with different slopes depending on the scanning step. On the fractal-dimension curve, two intervals can be distinguished that define groups of objects that are heterogeneous in morphology: the fractal dimension of the nanostructure grains and the fractal dimension of the surface microrelief. In this regard, the parameters of the root-mean-square roughness of the surface relief and the fractal dimension of the surface morphology can be used as quantitative parameters for analyzing the structural features of the surface of superlattices at the final stage of their synthesis.

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This work was carried out with financial support on the topic of state assignment No. AAAA-A19-119031890025-9.

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  1. Institute of Solid State Chemistry, Ural Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, 620990, Yekaterinburg, Russia

    I. G. Grigorov

  2. Institute of Metal Physics, Ural Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, 620990, Yekaterinburg, Russia

    L. N. Romashev

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Grigorov, I.G., Romashev, L.N. Multifractal Structure of the Surface of Cu/Co Superlattices. J. Surf. Investig. 15, 436–440 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1027451021030101

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