title: In situ atomic-scale visualization of oxide islanding during oxidation of Cu surfaces.
abstract: Oxidation of Cu occurs via Cu2O islanding on an oxide wetting layer at a critical thickness of two atomic layers. The transition from 2D wetting-layer growth to 3D oxide islanding is driven energetically arising from the Cu-Cu2O interfacial interaction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Mechanical Engineering, State University of New York at Binghamton, NY 13902, USA. gzhou@binghamton.edu.
authors.forename: Guangwen
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Langli
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Luo
authors.forename: Liang
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Jim
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authors.lastname: Ciston
authors.forename: Eric A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Stach
authors.forename: Wissam A
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authors.lastname: Saidi
authors.forename: Judith C
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authors.lastname: Yang