Microscopic view of epitaxial metal growth: nucleation and aggregation
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Microscopic view of epitaxial metal growth: nucleation and aggregation
Thin ®lms are often grown away from thermodynamic equilibrium and their morphology becomes determined by kinetics. The ®nal structure of the epitaxial ®lm is decided in the very early stage of submonolayer nucleation and island growth. Recent experiments with scanning tunneling microscopy opened up an unprecedented view of this early stage of epitaxial growth. Variable sample temperatures enabl...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Surface Science Reports
سال: 1998
ISSN: 0167-5729
DOI: 10.1016/s0167-5729(99)80001-6