Two-dimensional pattern formation in surfactant-mediated epitaxial growth
Condensed Matter
2016-08-31 v1
Abstract
The effects of a surfactant on two-dimensional pattern formation in epitaxial growth are explored theoretically using a simple model, in which an adatom becomes immobile only after overcoming a large energy barrier as it exchanges positions with a surfactant atom, and subsequent growth from such a seed is further shielded. Within this model, a fractal-to-compact island shape transition can be induced by either decreasing the growth temperature or increasing the deposition flux. This and other intriguing findings are in excellent qualitative agreement with recent experiments.
Cite
@article{arxiv.cond-mat/9906303,
title = {Two-dimensional pattern formation in surfactant-mediated epitaxial growth},
author = {Bang-Gui Liu and Jing Wu and E. G. Wang and Zhenyu Zhang},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/9906303},
year = {2016}
}
Comments
REVTEX with 4 figures, to appear in PRL