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Continuum imit of a tep Flow odel of Epitaxial Growth

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 March 2011

R.V. Kohn ,
T.S. Lo  and
N.K. Yip
R.V. Kohn
Affiliation:
Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, New York University, 251 Mercer Street, New York, NY 10012, U.S.A.
T.S. Lo
Affiliation:
Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, New York University, 251 Mercer Street, New York, NY 10012, U.S.A.
N.K. Yip
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, Purdue University, West Lafay ette, IN 47907, U.S.A.
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Abstract

We examine a class of step ow models of epitaxial growth obtained from a Burton-Cabrera-Frank (BCF) type approach in one space dimension. ur goal is to derive a consistent contin uummodel for the ev olutionof the lm surface. Away from peaks and valleys, the surface height solves a Hamilton- acobi equation (H E). he peaks are free boundaries for this H E. heir evolution must be speci ed by boundary conditions re ecting the microscopic physics of nucleation. e investigate this boundary condition by numerical simulation of the step ow dynamics using a simple n ucleationlaw. ur results rev ealthe presence of sp ecial structures in the pro le near a peak; we discuss the relationship between these structures and the contin uumequation. e further address the importance of ev aporationfor matching the local behavior near the peak to the solution of the contin uum equation.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 696: Symposium N – Current Issues in Heteroepitaxial Growth--Stress Relaxation and Self Assembly , 2001 , T1.7
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2002

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