This review covers important advances in recent years in the physics of thin-film ferroelectric
oxides, the strongest emphasis being on those aspects particular to ferroelectrics in thin-film …

The evolution of the shape and size distributions of Ge islands on Si (001) during annealing
after deposition has been studied at different temperatures and effective coverages. The …

We have applied atomic force microscopy and x-ray photoemission spectroscopy to the
study of SiGe intermixing in Ge/Si (100) self-assembled islands. We have quantified the …

A generalised Wulf–Kaishew theorem is given describing the equilibrium shape (ES) of an
isolated 3D crystal A deposited coherently onto a lattice mismatched planar substrate. For …

The highly energetic material (HEM) hexahydro-1, 3, 5-trinitro-s-triazine, also known as
RDX, has two stable conformational polymorphs at room temperature: α-RDX (molecular …

To account for the occurrence (or not) of the Stranski–Krastanow (SK) transition (two-
dimensional to 3D change of surface morphology) during the epitaxial growth of various …

A generalised Wulf-Kaishew theorem is given describing the equilibrium shape (ES) of an
isolated 3D crystal A deposited coherently onto a lattice mismatched planar substrate. For …

To account for the occurrence or absence of the Stranski–Krastanow (SK) transition (two-
dimensional to three-dimensional change (2D–3D) of surface morphology) during the …

In situ reflection high-energy electron diffraction along with atomic-force microscopy and
photoluminescence spectroscopy have been used to investigate the Ge/Si (001) growth …

The knowledge of the actual composition of selfassembled islands and the possibility of
controlling their size and size uniformity are crucial steps toward their use for fabricating new …