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Atomic processes in low temperature Pt-dendrite growth on Pt(111)

Journal Article · · Physical Review Letters
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  1. Institut fuer Grenzflaechenforschung und Vakuumphysik, Forschungszentrum Juelich, 52425 Juelich (Germany)
Shape and branch thickness of dendritic Pt-adatom islands on Pt(111) are compared with the results of kinetic Monte Carlo simulations. Atoms attached to just one atom of an island were found to have an asymmetric jump probability towards higher coordinated sites. This asymmetry, which results from nonequivalent hopping paths, gives rise to preferential growth directions at low temperatures. {copyright} {ital 1996 The American Physical Society.}
Research Organization:
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
DOE Contract Number:
AC05-84OR21400
OSTI ID:
284459
Journal Information:
Physical Review Letters, Journal Name: Physical Review Letters Journal Issue: 13 Vol. 76; ISSN 0031-9007; ISSN PRLTAO
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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