3 papers
cond-mat.mtrl-sci2026
Morphological Transition: From Meanders to Mound Structures
Marta A. Chabowska, Hristina Popova, Magdalena A. ZaÅuska-Kotur
Mound formation on flat and miscut crystal surfaces exhibits distinct growth behaviors. While mound structures are the predominant feature on flat surfaces, miscut surfaces display…
cond-mat.mtrl-sci2026
Complex surface patterning in homo- and heteroepitaxial contexts: (simultaneous) step bunching and step meandering
Vassil Ivanov, Vesselin Tonchev, Marta A. Chabowska +2
We confront a meso-scale continuum model, archetypical for the heteroepitaxial context, with an atomistic Vicinal Cellular Automaton (VicCA), built as a homoepitaxial counterpart,…
cond-mat.mes-hall2025
Step meandering: The balance between the potential well and the Ehrlich-Schwoebel barrier
Marta A. Chabowska, Hristina Popova, Magdalena A. ZaÅuska-Kotur
This study presents a comprehensive and innovative exploration of how the surface potential energy landscape influences meander formation. Using the Vicinal Cellular Automaton mode…