Facet Formation in the Negative Quenched Kardar-Parisi-Zhang Equation

Abstract

The quenched Kardar-Parisi-Zhang (QKPZ) equation with negative non-linear term shows a first order pinning-depinning (PD) transition as the driving force $F$ is varied. We study the substrate-tilt dependence of the dynamic transition properties in 1+1 dimensions. At the PD transition, the pinned surfaces form a facet with a characteristic slope $s_c$ as long as the substrate-tilt $m$ is less than $s_c$. When $m<s_c$, the transition is discontinuous and the critical value of the driving force $F_c(m)$ is independent of $m$, while the transition is continuous and $F_c(m)$ increases with $m$ when $m>s_c$. We explain these features from a pinning mechanism involving a localized pinning center and the self-organized facet formation.

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