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cond-mat.stat-mech2005★ 4 cited
Breakdown of metastable step-flow growth on vicinal surfaces induced by nucleation
Daniele Vilone, Claudio Castellano, Paolo Politi
We consider the growth of a vicinal crystal surface in the presence of a step-edge barrier. For any value of the barrier strength, measured by the length l_es, nucleation of island…
cond-mat.mtrl-sci2005★ 4 cited
Nucleation and step-edge barriers always destabilize step-flow growth of a vicinal surface
Daniele Vilone, Claudio Castellano, Paolo Politi
We consider the effect of nucleation on a one-dimensional stepped surface, finding that step-flow growth is metastable for any strength of the additional step-edge barrier. The sur…