Rate Equation Theory for Island Sizes and Capture Zone Areas in Submonolayer Deposition: Realistic Treatment of Spatial Aspects of Nucleation

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DOI:https://doi.org/10.1557/PROC-749-W2.2· OSTI ID:15003122

Evans, J W; Li, M; Bartelt, M C

Extensive information on the distribution of islands formed during submonolayer deposition is provided by the joint probability distribution (JPD) for island sizes, s, and capture zone areas, A. A key ingredient determining the form of the JPD is the impact of each nucleation event on existing capture zone areas. Combining a realistic characterization of such spatial aspects of nucleation with a factorization ansatz for the JPD, we provide a concise rate equation formulation for the variation with island size of both the capture zone area and the island density.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: US Department of Energy (US)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-48
• OSTI ID: 15003122
• Report Number(s): UCRL-JC-151210; TRN: US200420%%361
• Resource Relation: Journal Volume: 749; Conference: Fall Meeting 2002 Materials Research Society, Boston, MA (US), 12/02/2002--12/06/2002; Other Information: PBD: 5 Dec 2002
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
DEPOSITION
DISTRIBUTION
FACTORIZATION
NUCLEATION
PROBABILITY