The dynamics of island nucleation and growth - beyond mean-field theory

Mulheran, P.A. (2004) The dynamics of island nucleation and growth - beyond mean-field theory. EPL: A Letters Journal Exploring the Frontiers of Physics, 65 (3). pp. 379-385. ISSN 0295-5075 (https://doi.org/10.1209/epl/i2003-10098-x)

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Abstract

Fully deterministic calculations of the dynamics of island nucleation and growth during thin-film deposition are presented, using a capture zone model that transcends the classical mean-field approximation. Nucleation rates for various critical island sizes i = 0, 1, 2 are accurately calculated from the time-dependent monomer density within the capture zones. The deterministic evolution of the Joint Probability Distribution (JPD) of island and capture zone size is then calculated. The JPDs are found to converge rapidly to approximately scale-invariant forms that are in excellent agreement with Monte Carlo simulation data.

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Mulheran, P.A. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9469-8010;
  • Item type:Article
    ID code:8493
    Dates:
    Date
    Event
    2004
    Published
    Keywords:thin-film growth, size distributions, epitaxial-growth, capture zones, aggregation, Chemical technology, Physics and Astronomy(all)
    Subjects:Technology > Chemical technology
    Department:Faculty of Engineering > Chemical and Process Engineering
    Depositing user: Strathprints Administrator
    Date deposited:08 Sep 2009 15:25
    Last modified:30 Nov 2023 01:48
    URI:https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/8493
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