Islands, Mounds, and Atoms
Subtitle: Patterns and Processes in Crystal Growth Far from Equilibrium (Springer Series in Surface Sciences)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Springer
Published: December 5, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 313
ISBN-13: 9783540407287
Subjects: Crystallography; Science/Mathematics; Material Science; Science; Physics; Technology / Material Science; Crystal growth
First sentence: The early stage of thin film growth involves the arrival and accommodation of atoms on the surface (condensation), their migration along the surface (diffusion) and their aggregation into two-dimensional adatom islands (nucleatiori).