A new method for simulating the late stages of island coarsening in thin film growth: The role of island diffusion and evaporation

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 110, Issue 24, 1999, Pages 12151-12160

  Mattsson, Thomas R ^a   Mills, Greg ^a   Metiu, Horia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COALESCENCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFUSION IN SOLIDS; EVAPORATION; SINGLE CRYSTALS;

ISLAND COARSENING;

EPITAXIAL GROWTH;

EID: 0032607026     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.479152     Document Type: Article

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