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Based on corrected rate equations, the kinetics is revealed for the initial
growth of thin films with a low nucleus density and a linear lateral growt
h rate on a substrate surface. In this case, the mobility and coalescence t
erms in the rate equations are neglected, and the coverage term takes a dom
inant role. All the calculated results are in agreement with experimental d
ata. These results introduce a new scaling in the case of dominant coverage
, which is different from the those in the case of coalescence or mobility
in a dominant role.