| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1795779 | Journal of Crystal Growth | 2007 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
The effect of kinetics on the faceting of crystal surfaces caused by strongly anisotropic surface free energies is shown by numerical simulations. We compare the evolution of a crystal towards its equilibrium shape by surface diffusion and surface diffusion with kinetics and observe a significant slow down of the dynamics. For quantitative studies of surface morphologies this effect is crucial, as kinetics are assumed to play a dominant role in the surface evolution of thin crystalline films.
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Authors
C. Stöcker, A. Voigt,