Self-assembly of three-dimensional metal islands: nonstrained versus strained islands

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Publication Type Journal Article
School or College College of Engineering
Department Materials Science & Engineering
Creator Liu, Feng
Title Self-assembly of three-dimensional metal islands: nonstrained versus strained islands
Date 2002-11
Description A theoretical model for the Volmer-Weber growth of three-dimensional metal islands is proposed, with a dipolar island edge-edge interaction. The existence of such an island edge effect makes the island shape dependent on island size. Furthermore, it induces a stable island size against coarsening, leading to self-assembled islands of uniform size. The dependence of the stable island size on total film coverage is shown to be different for nonstrained versus strained islands, in the regime of strong island-island interaction.
Type Text
Publisher American Physical Society
Journal Title Physical Review Letters
Volume 89
Issue 24
DOI 10.1103/PhysRevLett.89.246105
citatation_issn 0031-9007
Subject Self-assembly; Three dimensional islands; Metal islands; Nonstrained islands; Strained islands; Volmer-Weber growth
Subject LCSH Self-organizing systems; Strain theory (Chemistry)
Language eng
Bibliographic Citation Liu, F. (2002). Self-assembly of three-dimensional metal islands: nonstrained versus strained islands. Physical Review Letters, 89(24), 246105.
Rights Management (c) American Physical Society http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.89.246105
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