A review is given of theoretical concepts and experimental results on spontaneous formation
of periodically ordered nanometer-scale structures on crystal surfaces. Thermodynamic …

Many recent advances in microelectronics would not have been possible without the
development of strain induced nanodevices and bandgap engineering, in particular …

Designed as a textbook for advanced undergraduate and graduate students in engineering
and physical sciences who are seeking a general overview of surface science, this book …

The properties of steps in thermal equilibrium are described in the context of prediction of
the stability and evolution of nanostructures on surfaces. Experimental techniques for …

Elastic relaxation on facet edges, renormalization of the surface energy of the facets, and
interaction between islands via the strained substrate are the driving forces for self …

The classical thermodynamics of surfaces is presented in terms of an atomic level picture in
which steps serve as the undamental unit. The important energy parameters which …

The study of processes concerning adsorption, diffusion and reaction of atoms and
molecules on surfaces is one of the core areas of surface science research. Resolving these …

Highly regular arrays of steps are produced on vicinal Si (111) 7× 7 surfaces. A tilt of the
surface normal from (111) toward (1̄1̄2) produces single steps (0.3 nm high and typically …

The thermodynamic formalism needed to analyze the faceting of surfaces is presented in a
format readily applicable to experimental observations. Statistical mechanical predictions for …

Vicinal 4 H and 6 HS i C (0001) surfaces have been investigated using atomic force
microscopy and cross-sectional high-resolution transmission electron microscopy. We …