DAMPING OF GROWTH OSCILLATIONS IN MOLECULAR-BEAM EPITAXY - A RENORMALIZATION-GROUP APPROACH

Authors
ROST M KRUG J
Citation
M. Rost et J. Krug, DAMPING OF GROWTH OSCILLATIONS IN MOLECULAR-BEAM EPITAXY - A RENORMALIZATION-GROUP APPROACH, Journal de physique. I, 7(12), 1997, pp. 1627-1638
Citations number
33
Journal title
Journal de physique. I → ACNP
ISSN journal
11554304
Volume
7
Issue
12
Year of publication
1997
Pages
1627 - 1638
Database
ISI
SICI code
1155-4304(1997)7:12<1627:DOGOIM>2.0.ZU;2-A
Abstract
The conserved Sine-Gordon equation with nonconserved shot noise is use d to model homoepitaxial crystal growth. With increasing coverage the renormalized pinning potential changes from strong to weak. This is in terpreted as a transition from layer-by-layer to rough growth. The ass ociated length and time scales are identified, and found to agree with recent scaling arguments. A heuristically postulated nonlinear term d el(2)(del h)(2) is created under renormalization.