ISLAND SIZE DISTRIBUTIONS IN SUBMONOLAYER GROWTH WITH MOBILE ISLANDS AND BREAKUP

Authors
KOPONEN I RUSANEN M HEINONEN J
Citation
I. Koponen et al., ISLAND SIZE DISTRIBUTIONS IN SUBMONOLAYER GROWTH WITH MOBILE ISLANDS AND BREAKUP, Physical review. E, Statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topics, 58(3), 1998, pp. 4037-4040
Citations number
29
Categorie Soggetti
Physycs, Mathematical","Phsycs, Fluid & Plasmas
Journal title
Physical review. E, Statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topics → ACNP
ISSN journal
1063651X
Volume
58
Issue
3
Year of publication
1998
Part
B
Pages
4037 - 4040
Database
ISI
SICI code
1063-651X(1998)58:3<4037:ISDISG>2.0.ZU;2-4
Abstract
Island growth in the submonolayer regime with mobile islands and break up is studied by computer simulations. It is shown that during the ini tial stages of growth, a scaling description similar to irreversible g rowth applies, but eventually the growth attains a quasistationary sta te where aggregation is affected by breakup and a new scaling behavior occurs. A generalized scaling description that bridges the initial an d final stages of growth is presented and its validity is confirmed by simulations.