A model for solid-state dewetting of a fully-faceted thin film

Comptes Rendus Physique

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 564-577

  Zucker, Rachel V ^a   Kim, Gye Hyun ^a   Craig Carter, W ^a   Thompson, Carl V ^a  

^a Massachusetts Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Anisotropic; Capillarity; Crystalline; Dewetting; Solid state; Thin films

Indexed keywords

EID: 84883279842     PISSN: 16310705     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.crhy.2013.06.005     Document Type: Short Survey

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