The traditional view of the surface diffusion of metal atoms on metal surfaces was that atoms
carry on a random walk between nearest-neighbor surface sites. Through field ion …

For the first time, this book unites the theory, experimental techniques and computational
tools used to describe the diffusion of atoms, molecules and nanoparticles across metal …

The properties of materials (mechanical, electronic, magnetic, etc) derive ultimately from the
identity and spatial arrangement of their constituents. Nowadays, with the dimensions of …

Heteroepitaxy of semiconductors on two-dimensional (2-d) atomic layered materials enables
the use of flexible and transferable inorganic electronic and optoelectronic devices in …

This paper reports a molecular statics study of Cu surface diffusion barriers, particularly the
facet–facet and step–facet barriers. The study focuses on two high-symmetry surfaces or …

Recent experimental studies show that co-sputtering solutes with Al, together, can refine
columnar grain size around few tens of nanometers and promote the formation and enhance …

A numerical analysis of the ripening of multilayer islands on Cu (111) shows that the Ehrlich-
Schwoebel barrier for interlayer mass transport is independent of the terrace width w as long …

The surface diffusion of Cu adatoms in the presence of an adisland at fcc or hcp sites on Cu
(111) is studied using the embedded atom model potential derived by Mishin [Phys. Rev. B …

The initial stages of growth of (001) Cu films on (001) Ag substrates have been investigated
using the temperature-accelerated dynamics (TAD) simulation method. The acceleration …

The step-flow growth of Cu on vicinal Cu surfaces, Cu (1 1 17) and Cu (0 2 24), is
investigated by variable-temperature scanning-tunneling microscopy. These vicinal surfaces …