Reproducibility and stability in surface morphological evolution
- 1 April 1991
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Philosophical Magazine Part B
- Vol. 63 (4) , 849-866
- https://doi.org/10.1080/13642819108205542
Abstract
The steady-state surface morphology of solids under conditions of constant-volume thermodynamic equilibrium or the self-similar reproducible morphology during kinetically driven growth or erosion are reviewed. These considerations are used to develop the general requirements for steady-state reproducible morphological evolution when both kinetic and the thermodynamic processes operate. Several specific applications of the analysis, including ion-bombardment sputtering or atomic deposition both mediated by surface atomic diffusion, are explored.Keywords
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