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Kinetics of mesa overlayer growth: Climbing of adatoms onto the mesa top.
- Source :
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Applied Physics Letters . 1/14/2008, Vol. 92 Issue 2, p021909. 3p. 1 Diagram, 3 Graphs. - Publication Year :
- 2008
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Abstract
- We have calculated the energy barriers for an adatom climbing up onto a Pb mesa top either over a facet-facet edge or through a facet-step joint, using a modified embedded atom method. We found that the second process is not only thermodynamically more favorable than the first one but also much faster with a diminishing barrier. Our results provide a plausible explanation for the experimentally observed intriguing growth behavior of a Pb mesa. The underlying mechanisms can be generally applicable to other systems. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00036951
- Volume :
- 92
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Applied Physics Letters
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 28723605
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2827200