Monte Carlo study of the elastic interaction in heteroepitaxial growth

Physical Review E - Statistical Physics, Plasmas, Fluids, and Related Interdisciplinary Topics

Volumn 65, Issue 6, 2002, Pages

  Goncalves B M T ^a   Mendes, J F F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTICITY; FUNCTIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MONTE CARLO METHODS;

CORRELATION FUNCTIONS; ELASTIC INTERACTIONS; HETEROEPITAXIAL GROWTH; MASS DISTRIBUTION;

EPITAXIAL GROWTH;

ARTICLE;

EID: 41349119108     PISSN: 1063651X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.65.061602     Document Type: Article

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