Relaxation kinetics in two-dimensional structures
Materials Science
2009-11-10 v1
Abstract
We have studied the approach to equilibrium of islands and pores in two dimensions. The two-regime scenario observed when islands evolve according to a set of particular rules, namely relaxation by steps at low temperature and smooth at high temperature, is generalized to a wide class of kinetic models and the two kinds of structures. Scaling laws for equilibration times are analytically derived and confirmed by kinetic Monte Carlo simulations.
Cite
@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0306419,
title = {Relaxation kinetics in two-dimensional structures},
author = {Jose L. Iguain and Laurent J. Lewis},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0306419},
year = {2009}
}
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6 pages, 7 figures, 1 table