Kinetic mechanism for island shape variations caused by changes in the growth temperature

Shudun Liu; Zhenyu Zhang; George Comsa; Horia Metiu

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.71.2967

Kinetic mechanism for island shape variations caused by changes in the growth temperature

Shudun Liu, Zhenyu Zhang, George Comsa, and Horia Metiu

Phys. Rev. Lett. 71, 2967 – Published 1 November 1993

Abstract

By using energy calculations and kinetic Monte Carlo simulations we find a kinetic mechanism that appears to control the shape of the islands formed by the aggregation of Pt atoms adsorbed on Pt(111).

Received 17 May 1993

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.71.2967

Authors & Affiliations

Shudun Liu, Zhenyu Zhang, George Comsa, and Horia Metiu

Departments of Chemistry and Physics and the Center for Quantized Electronic Structures (QUEST), University of California(enSanta Barbara, Santa Barbara, California 93106