Published online by Cambridge University Press: 15 February 2011
Surface diffusion process of tungsten(W)-atoms on MgO (001) surfaces was studied by high-resolution electron microscopy (HREM) in the time resolution of 1/60 s. The W-atoms were prepared on single crystalline MgO (001) films at 300°C by vacuumdeposition of WO3 or W-metal. Analysis of the recorded images revealed individual jump-process of the W-atoms in the substrate temperature from R.T. to 400°C, and gave the barrier potential (Ed) and the pre-exponential factor (D0). The diffusion processes on terraces and along steps were also compared in viewpoint of the jump length.