Local electromigration model for crystal surfaces
Statistical Mechanics
2009-11-11 v1 Materials Science
Abstract
We analyze the dynamics of crystal surfaces in the presence of electromigration. From a phase field model with a migration force which depends on the local geometry, we derive a step model with additional contributions in the kinetic boundary conditions. These contributions trigger various surface instabilities, such as step meandering, bunching and pairing on vicinal surfaces. Experiments are discussed.
Cite
@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0511317,
title = {Local electromigration model for crystal surfaces},
author = {O. Pierre-Louis},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0511317},
year = {2009}
}