Morphological evolution during epitaxial thin film growth: Formation of 2D islands and 3D mounds
Homoepitaxy provides an ideal testing ground for fundamental concepts in film growth. The
rich variety of complex far-from-equilibrium morphologies which can form during deposition …
rich variety of complex far-from-equilibrium morphologies which can form during deposition …
Crystal surfaces in and out of equilibrium: A modern view
C Misbah, O Pierre-Louis, Y Saito - Reviews of Modern Physics, 2010 - APS
The last two decades of progress in the theory of crystal surfaces in and out of equilibrium is
reviewed. Various instabilities that occur during growth and sublimation, or that are caused …
reviewed. Various instabilities that occur during growth and sublimation, or that are caused …
[BOOK][B] Islands, mounds and atoms
Crystal growth far from thermodynamic equilibrium is nothing but homoepitaxy-thin film
growth on a crystalline substrate of the same material. Because of the absence of misfit …
growth on a crystalline substrate of the same material. Because of the absence of misfit …
Making waves: kinetic processes controlling surface evolution during low energy ion sputtering
When collimated beams of low energy ions are used to bombard materials, the surface often
develops a periodic pattern or “ripple” structure. Different types of patterns are observed to …
develops a periodic pattern or “ripple” structure. Different types of patterns are observed to …
Nanostructuring surfaces by ion sputtering
U Valbusa, C Boragno… - Journal of Physics …, 2002 - iopscience.iop.org
Surface etching by ion sputtering can be used to pattern surfaces. Recent studies using the
high-spatial-resolution capability of the scanning tunnelling microscope revealed in fact that …
high-spatial-resolution capability of the scanning tunnelling microscope revealed in fact that …
Instabilities in crystal growth by atomic or molecular beams
When growing a crystal, a planar front is desired for most of the applications. This plane
shape is often destroyed by instabilities of various types. In the case of growth from a …
shape is often destroyed by instabilities of various types. In the case of growth from a …
A kinetic Monte Carlo simulation method of van der Waals epitaxy for atomistic nucleation-growth processes of transition metal dichalcogenides
Controlled growth of crystalline solids is critical for device applications, and atomistic
modeling methods have been developed for bulk crystalline solids. Kinetic Monte Carlo …
modeling methods have been developed for bulk crystalline solids. Kinetic Monte Carlo …
Plasmonic metal nanostructures with extremely small features: new effects, fabrication and applications
Surface plasmons in metals promise many fascinating properties and applications in optics,
sensing, photonics and nonlinear fields. Plasmonic nanostructures with extremely small …
sensing, photonics and nonlinear fields. Plasmonic nanostructures with extremely small …
Ripple structure on Ag (110) surface induced by ion sputtering
The morphology of the Ag (110) surface after Ar+ ion sputtering has been studied by a
variable temperature scanning tunneling microscope. For ion energies greater than 800 eV …
variable temperature scanning tunneling microscope. For ion energies greater than 800 eV …
Thin film epitaxy with or without slope selection
B Li, JG Liu - European Journal of Applied Mathematics, 2003 - cambridge.org
Two nonlinear diffusion equations for thin film epitaxy, with or without slope selection, are
studied in this work. The nonlinearity models the Ehrlich–Schwoebel effect–the kinetic …
studied in this work. The nonlinearity models the Ehrlich–Schwoebel effect–the kinetic …