Overview

Crystal growth far from thermodynamic equilibrium is nothing but homoepitaxy - thin film growth on a crystalline substrate of the same material. Because of the absence of misfit effects, homoepitaxy is an ideal playground to study growth kinetics in its pure form. Despite its conceptual simplicity, homoepitaxy gives rise to a wide range of patterns. This book explains the formation of such patterns in terms of elementary atomic processes, using the well-studied Pt/Pt(111) system as a reference point and a large number of Scanning Tunneling Microscopy images for visualization. Topics include surface diffusion, nucleation theory, island shapes, mound formation and coarsening, and layer-by-layer growth. A separate chapter is dedicated to describing the main experimental and theoretical methods. The text is aimed at physicists with an interest in growth kinetics, surface scientists, graduate students, and practitioners of thin film deposition.

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Author:   Thomas Michely ,  Joachim Krug
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
Volume:   42
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.670kg
ISBN:  

9783540407287

ISBN 10:   3540407286
Pages:   315
Publication Date:   10 October 2003
Audience:   General/trade ,  College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

1. Introduction.- 1.1 Atoms, Crystals and Visualization.- 1.2 Crystal Growth Far from Equilibrium.- 1.3 Epitaxy.- 1.4 About this Book.- 2. Condensation, Diffusion and Nucleation.- 2.1 Arriving at the Surface: Sticking and Transient Mobility.- 2.2 Moving on: Surface Diffusion.- 2.3 Getting Together: Two-Dimensional Nucleation.- 2.4 Supplementary Topics.- 3. Island Shapes.- 3.1 Island Shapes and the Hierarchy of Diffusion Processes.- 3.2 The Equilibrium Shape of Adatom and Vacancy Islands.- 3.3 Fractal-Dendritic Islands.- 3.4 Compact, Triangular Islands.- 3.5 Adsorbates and Island Shapes.- 3.6 Shape Instabilities and the Diffusion Field.- 3.7 Supplementary Topics.- 4. Pattern Formation in Multilayer Growth.- 4.1 The Temperature Dependence of Multilayer Growth.- 4.2 Statistical Growth and the Shape of Wedding Cakes.- 4.3 Interlayer Transport.- 4.4 Step Atomic Structure and Growth Modes on Pt(111).- 4.5 Mound Formation with Weak Barriers.- 4.6 Long Time Evolution of the Mound Morphology.- 4.7 Growth Instabilities of Vicinal Surfaces.- 4.8 Self-Affine Growth.- 4.9 Supplementary Topics.- 5. Layer-By-Layer Growth and Growth Manipulation.- 5.1 Basic Concepts.- 5.2 Layer-By-Layer Growth by Surfactants.- 5.3 Layer-By-Layer Growth Through Growth Manipulation.- 5.4 Layer-By-Layer Growth Through Surface Reconstruction.- 5.5 Theory of Pulsed Deposition.- 5.6 Kinetic Roughening and Layer-By-Layer Growth.- 6. Methods.- 6.1 Deposition and Vacuum.- 6.2 Microscopy.- 6.3 Diffraction.- 6.4 Total Energy Calculations.- 6.5 Growth Simulations.- References tb.

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