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Shape and coarsening dynamics of strained islands
Guido Schifani, Thomas Frisch, Mederic Argentina +1
We investigate the formation and the coarsening dynamics of islands in a strained epitaxial semi-conductor film. These islands are commonly observed in thin films undergoing a morp…
On the role of step-flow advection during electromigration-induced step bunching
Matthieu Dufay, Thomas Frisch, Jean-Marc Debierre
We propose a one-dimensional model based on the Burton-Cabrera-Frank equations to describe the electromigration-induced step bunching instability on vicinal surfaces. The step drif…
Electromigration-Induced Step Meandering on Vicinal Surfaces: Nonlinear Evolution Equation
Matthieu Dufay, Jean-Marc Debierre, Thomas Frisch
We study the effect of a constant electrical field applied on vicinal surfaces such as the Si surface. An electrical field parallel to the steps induces a meandering instabi…
Nonlinear evolution of the step meandering instability of a growing crystal surface
Thomas Frisch, Alberto Verga
The growth of crystal surfaces, under non-equilibrium conditions, involves the displacement of mono-atomic steps by atom diffusion and atom incorporations into steps. The time-evol…