Published online by Cambridge University Press: 21 February 2011
The effect of the elastic energy of internal stresses in a system of coherent phases within an epitaxial layer is considered. The equilibrium two-phase layer has a transversely modulated structure with a modulation period dependent on the layer thickness. The phase diagrams for the phases in an epitaxial layer can differ qualitatively from standard phase diagrams, and this difference also depends on the layer thickness.