Dynamics of surface steps
Statistical Mechanics
2009-10-31 v2
Abstract
In the framework of SOS models, the dynamics of isolated and pairs of surface steps of monoatomic height is studied, for step--edge diffusion and for evaporation kinetics, using Monte Carlo techniques. In particular, various interesting crossover phenomena are identified. Simulational results are compared, especially, to those of continuum theories and random walk descriptions.
Cite
@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0012285,
title = {Dynamics of surface steps},
author = {F. Szalma and W. Selke and S. Fischer},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0012285},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
13 pages in elsart style, 4 eps figures, submitted to Physica A