2 papers
cond-mat.stat-mech1999
Slow dynamics of stepped surfaces
Anna Chame, Sylvie Rousset, Hans P. Bonzel +1
Two kinds of configurations involving steps on surfaces are reviewed. The first one results from an initially planar vicinal surface, i.e. slightly deviating from a high-symmetry (…
cond-mat.mtrl-sci1999
Instabilities in crystal growth by atomic or molecular beams
Paolo Politi, Genevieve Grenet, Alain Marty +2
The planar front of a growing a crystal is often destroyed by instabilities. In the case of growth from a condensed phase, the most frequent ones are diffusion instabilities, which…