Film growth viewed as stochastic dot processes

Journal of Physics Condensed Matter

Volumn 17, Issue 17, 2005, Pages

  Fanfoni, M ^a   Tomellini, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COALESCENCE; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; CORRELATION METHODS; DIFFUSION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MONOMERS; PROBABILITY; RANDOM PROCESSES;

FILM FORMATION; MONOMER CAPTURE; RATE EQUATIONS; STOCHASTIC DOT PROCESSES;

FILM GROWTH;

EID: 24344479596     PISSN: 09538984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0953-8984/17/17/R02     Document Type: Review

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