4 papers
Configurational Continuum modelling of crystalline surface evolution
Navot Israeli, Daniel Kandel
We propose a novel approach to continuum modelling of dynamics of crystal surfaces. Our model follows the evolution of an ensemble of step configurations, which are consistent with…
The formation, ripening and stability of epitaxially strained island arrays
Helen R. Eisenberg, Daniel Kandel
We study the formation and evolution of coherent islands on lattice mismatched epitaxially strained films. Faceted islands form in films with aniostropic surface tension. Under ann…
Convective instability on a crystal surface
Navot Israeli, Daniel Kandel, Michael F. Schatz +1
The distinction between absolute and convective instabilities is well known in the context of hydrodynamics and plasma physics. In this Letter, we examine an epitaxial crystal grow…
The surfactant effect in semiconductor thin film growth
Daniel Kandel, Efthimios Kaxiras
The theoretical and experimental status of surfactant mediated semiconductor epitaxial growth is reviewed. We discuss homoepitaxy as well as heteroepitaxy, and emphasize in particu…