A self-consistent kinetic lattice gas model for surface morphological
transformation during ultra-high vacuum deposition (UHVD) at submonola
yer coverage is studied. The possibility for the formation of stable a
rrays of self-assembled nanostructures is shown. Within a range of par
ameters, islands have very narrow size distribution and are arranged i
n a periodic lattice. (C) 1998 Published by Elsevier Science Ltd. All
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