Introduction to Step Dynamics and Step Instabilities

DOI10.1007/3-7643-7343-1_6zbMATH Open1082.80002arXivcond-mat/0405066OpenAlexW2157063838MaRDI QIDQ3369334FDOQ3369334

Authors: Joachim Krug 

Publication date: 13 February 2006

Published in: Multiscale Modeling in Epitaxial Growth (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: This paper provides an elementary introduction to the basic concepts used in describing epitaxial crystal growth in terms of the thermodynamics and kinetics of atomic steps. Selected applications to morphological instabilities of stepped surfaces are reviewed, and some open problems are outlined.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0405066

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zbMATH Keywords

crystal growthmorphological stabilityvicinal surfacesstep flow

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Free boundary problems for PDEs (35R35) Stefan problems, phase changes, etc. (80A22) Crystalline structure (74E15)

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