Solid-state dewetting of thin films

Annual Review of Materials Research

Volumn 42, Issue , 2012, Pages 399-434

  Thompson, Carl V ^a  

^a Massachusetts Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Agglomeration; Film stability; Hole formation; Hole growth; Surface energy; Templated self assembly

Indexed keywords

AS-DEPOSITED STATE; COMPLEX PATTERN; DE-WETTING; ENERGY MINIMIZATION; FILM STABILITY; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HOLE FORMATION; HOLE GROWTH; NANOSCALE PARTICLES; ORDERED ARRAY; PRE-PATTERNING; SHAPE EVOLUTION; SOLID FILMS; SURFACE ENERGY ANISOTROPY; TEMPLATING;

AGGLOMERATION; INTERFACIAL ENERGY; NANOTUBES; NANOWIRES; SELF ASSEMBLY;

FILM GROWTH;

EID: 84864235604     PISSN: 15317331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev-matsci-070511-155048     Document Type: Review

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