Mixing length scales: Step meandering and island nucleation on vicinal surfaces

European Physical Journal B

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 141-147

  Rusanen, M ^a,b   Koponen, I T ^b   Kallunki, J ^c,d  

^a Laboratory of Physics   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

^d Laboratory of Physics   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MONTE CARLO METHODS; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

ISLAND NUCLEATION; SCALING BEHAVIOR; VICINAL SURFACES;

NUCLEATION;

EID: 3543005219     PISSN: 14346028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1140/epjb/e2003-00327-8     Document Type: Article

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