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 …

We address the problem of the departure of a crystal surface from a perfectly ordered crystal
plane. We discuss the energetics of the surface defects and their statistical mechanics which …

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 …

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 …

A classical thermodynamic description of a surface requires the introduction of a number of
energetic parameters related to the surface steps. These parameters are the step free …

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

Designed both for experimentalists who study rough surfaces and the dynamics of thin film
growth using diffraction techniques and for theorists who wish to learn of such rough …

Using the embedded atom method (EAM) we compute the energies of principal steps, kinks,
and single-layer clusters of adatoms (islands) and of vacancies for Ag {100} and Ag {111} …

The equilibrium shape of islands has been determined with high accuracy as a function of
temperature for Cu (100), Cu (111) and Ag (111) surfaces. The equilibrium shape is …

Fluctuation and morphology of steps growing in a surface diffusion field are studied
theoretically and by the Monte Carlo simulation. Owing to the asymmetry in step kinetics …