Stochastic coarsening model for Pb islands on a Si(111) surface

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Volumn 82, Issue 16, 2010, Pages

  Zhang, G P ^a,b   Hupalo, M ^a   Li, M ^a,b   Wang, C Z ^a   Evans, J W ^a   Tringides, M C ^a   Ho, K M ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RENMIN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

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EID: 78149288687     PISSN: 10980121     EISSN: 1550235X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.82.165414     Document Type: Article

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13. For small islands, the probability of disappearance is σ Δ A < - Af (Δ A). Here A is the island area. In calculation, the mean value of area □Δ A □= σ Δ A < - ∞ ∞ Δ A f (Δ A) fluctuation is used, as the probability of the area reduction larger than A is almost very small and thereby it is unnecessary to modify the form of □Δ A If Δ A < - A is selected according to the selection rule described below, the island disappears.