Abstract
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 1001-1007 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | EPL: A Letters Journal Exploring the Frontiers of Physics |
| Volume | 71 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 10 Aug 2005 |
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Keywords
- 1. 2-dimensional islands
- phase-separation
- 2 dimensions
- ostwald
- growth
- distributions
- nucleation
- clusters
- dynamics
- surfaces
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Theory of spatial and size scaling in strain-free island ripening. / Mulheran, P.A.
In: EPL: A Letters Journal Exploring the Frontiers of Physics, Vol. 71, No. 6, 10.08.2005, p. 1001-1007.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
TY - JOUR
T1 - Theory of spatial and size scaling in strain-free island ripening
AU - Mulheran, P.A.
PY - 2005/8/10
Y1 - 2005/8/10
N2 - A new theory for the ripening of two-dimensional strain-free islands limited by interfacial kinetics is presented. This theory supersedes the mean-field approach by including the environmental contribution to the islands' growth law. Consequently, it accounts not only for the development of the island size distribution; it also explains the concomitant spatial ordering of the islands. The scale invariance of these properties, as observed experimentally and in Monte Carlo simulations, evolves naturally from the theory. Good agreement between the theory and simulation is found. The work is significant for nanostructure production where island spatial and size distributions are key ingredients.
AB - A new theory for the ripening of two-dimensional strain-free islands limited by interfacial kinetics is presented. This theory supersedes the mean-field approach by including the environmental contribution to the islands' growth law. Consequently, it accounts not only for the development of the island size distribution; it also explains the concomitant spatial ordering of the islands. The scale invariance of these properties, as observed experimentally and in Monte Carlo simulations, evolves naturally from the theory. Good agreement between the theory and simulation is found. The work is significant for nanostructure production where island spatial and size distributions are key ingredients.
KW - 1. 2-dimensional islands
KW - phase-separation
KW - 2 dimensions
KW - ostwald
KW - growth
KW - distributions
KW - nucleation
KW - clusters
KW - dynamics
KW - surfaces
U2 - 10.1209/epl/i2005-10169-0
DO - 10.1209/epl/i2005-10169-0
M3 - Article
VL - 71
SP - 1001
EP - 1007
JO - EPL: A Letters Journal Exploring the Frontiers of Physics
JF - EPL: A Letters Journal Exploring the Frontiers of Physics
SN - 0295-5075
IS - 6
ER -