MORPHOLOGY AND DISTRIBUTION OF NICKEL NANOCLUSTERS IN LATENT TRACKS

The etched ion tracks of SiO2-Si systems have filled with nickel nanoclusters by electrochemical deposition. The selectivity of the formation of nanoclusters and the dependence of their morphology on the degree of filling of the nanopore have found. It has found that an increase in the thickness of the nickel layer even before the latent track is completely filled leads to the formation of discrete islands of nickel on the surface of the substrate and the formation of a developed surface relief.