Abstract
In this chapter, kinetic processes associated with thin-film growth will be presented and described. The focus will be on the atomistic and molecular processes involved in adsorption, desorption, decomposition, diffusion, nucleation and growth, and formation and motion of misfit dislocations. Case studies will be provided that annotate when such processes dominate the growth process or determine a particular physical property of the overlayer.
Original language | English (US) |
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Title of host publication | Handbook of Crystal Growth |
Subtitle of host publication | Thin Films and Epitaxy: Second Edition |
Publisher | Elsevier Inc. |
Pages | 835-868 |
Number of pages | 34 |
Volume | 3 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9780444633057 |
ISBN (Print) | 9780444633040 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2015 |
Keywords
- Adsorption
- Decomposition
- Desorption
- Diffusion
- Kinetic barrier
- Kinetics
- Misfit dislocation
- Nucleation
- Thin-film growth
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Physics and Astronomy(all)