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A Molecular Dynamics Simulation on Thin Film Formation Process of Surfactant-Mediated Growth

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 February 2011

Y. Sasajima ,
A. Iijima ,
S. Ozawa  and
Y. Hiki
Y. Sasajima
Affiliation:
Faculty of Engineering, Ibaraki University, Nakanarusawa, Hitachi 316, Japan
A. Iijima
Affiliation:
Faculty of Engineering, Ibaraki University, Nakanarusawa, Hitachi 316, Japan
S. Ozawa
Affiliation:
Faculty of Engineering, Ibaraki University, Nakanarusawa, Hitachi 316, Japan
Y. Hiki
Affiliation:
Faculty of Science, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Emeritus, Japan
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Abstract

The phenomenon of surfactant-mediated growth has been successfully simulated by means of a molecular dynamics method using two-dimensional model atoms interacting via a Lennard-Jones potential. Surfactant atoms were placed on a substrate, and then film atoms were deposited. Under adequate experimental conditions, the surfactant atoms could stay at the growing surface by exchanging their positions with the deposited atoms. Effects of various conditions on the morphology of the film surface were precisely investigated by the simulations.

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Research Article
Information
MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 441: Thin Films – Structure and Morphology , 1996 , 151
Copyright
Copyright © Materials Research Society 1997

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