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 effects, homoepitaxy is an ideal playground to study growth kinetics in its pure form. Despite its conceptual simplicity, homoepitaxy gives rise to a wide range of patterns. This book explains the formation of such patterns in terms of elementary atomic processes, using the well-studied Pt/Pt(111) system as a reference point and a large number of Scanning Tunneling Microscopy images for visualization. Topics include surface diffusion, nucleation theory, island shapes, mound formation and coarsening, and layer-by-layer growth. A separate chapter is dedicated to describing the main experimental and theoretical methods. The text is aimed at physicists with an interest in growth kinetics, surface scientists, graduate students, and practitioners of thin film deposition.
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The early stage of thin film growth involves the arrival and accommodation of atoms on the surface (condensation), their migration along the surface (diffusion) and their aggregation into two-dimensional adatom islands (nucleatiori). Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
step edge harrier, first layer islands, island number density, dense packed steps, topograph size, step edge barrier, second layer nucleation, critical island radius, vicinal terrace, step edge diffusion, metal homoepitaxy, interlayer transport, crystal growth far, mound separation, mound morphology, coarsening exponent, preexisting steps, edge harriers, wedding cake model, mound growth, mound formation, step adatoms, apex plane, vacancy islands, critical island size Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Pattern Formation, Monte Carlo, Bales Zangwill, Elsevier Science, Multilaver Growth, Gibbs Thomson, Nlultilayer Growth, Supplementary Topics, Getting Together New!
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The early stage of thin film growth involves the arrival and accommodation of atoms on the surface (condensation), their migration along the surface (diffusion) and their aggregation into two-dimensional adatom islands (nucleatiori). Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
step edge harrier, first layer islands, island number density, dense packed steps, topograph size, step edge barrier, second layer nucleation, critical island radius, vicinal terrace, step edge diffusion, metal homoepitaxy, interlayer transport, crystal growth far, mound separation, mound morphology, coarsening exponent, preexisting steps, edge harriers, wedding cake model, mound growth, mound formation, step adatoms, apex plane, vacancy islands, critical island size Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Pattern Formation, Monte Carlo, Bales Zangwill, Elsevier Science, Multilaver Growth, Gibbs Thomson, Nlultilayer Growth, Supplementary Topics, Getting Together New!
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- Chemistry & Physics of Solid Surfaces, Vol. 4 by R. Vanselow in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Surface Analysis Methods in Materials Science by D.J. O'Connor in Back Matter
- The Plays of Georg Buchner: Danton's Death / Leonce and Lena / Woyzeck (Oxford Paperbacks, No. 272) by Georg Buchner in Back Matter
- Fractal Concepts in Surface Growth by Albert-Laszlo Barabasi in Back Matter
- Progress in Transmission Electron Microscopy (Springer Series in Surface Sciences, 38-39) by Xiao-Feng Zhang in Front Matter
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