| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5425402 | Surface Science | 2007 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
A theoretical epitaxial growth model with realistic barriers for surface diffusion is investigated by means of kinetic Monte Carlo simulations to study the growth modes of metastable (3Â 3Â 1) nanofacets on Au and Pt(1Â 1Â 0) surfaces. The results show that under experimental atomic fluxes, the (3Â 3Â 1) nanofacets grow by 2D nucleation at low temperature in the submonolayer regime. A metastable growth phase diagram that can be useful to experimentalists is presented and looks similar to the one found for the stationary growth of the bcc(0Â 0Â 1) surface in the kinetic 6-vertex model.
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Authors
U.T. Ndongmouo, E. Houngninou, F. Hontinfinde,