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A model is proposed to elucidate the evolution of the morphology of straine
d 3D islands in multilayer heteroepitaxial films. The model explains the ex
perimental observation that islands grown in successive layers not only rep
licate, forming individual island columns, but self-organize to reach a com
mon size and shape, independent of their initial density. [S0031-9007(99)08
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