| Publication Type |
Journal Article |
| School or College |
College of Engineering |
| Department |
Materials Science & Engineering |
| Creator |
Liu, Feng |
| Other Author |
Pala, Raj Ganesh S. |
| Title |
Critical epinucleation on reconstructured surfaces and first-principle calculation of homonucleation on Si(100) |
| Date |
2005-09 |
| Description |
We introduce the concept of ‘‘critical epinucleation'' to distinguish nucleation on surfaces with and without reconstruction. On a reconstructed surface, the critical classical nucleus is stable against dissociation, but may not yet break the underlying surface reconstruction. Consequently, there must exist a ‘‘critical epinucleus'' that is not only stable but also has established the epiconfiguration by unreconstructing the underlying substrate. We illustrate this concept by first-principle calculation of homonucleation on reconstructed Si(001) surface where the critical epinucleus consists of six adatoms. |
| Type |
Text |
| Publisher |
American Physical Society |
| Journal Title |
Physical Review Letters |
| Volume |
95 |
| Issue |
13 |
| DOI |
10.1103/PhysRevLett.95.136106 |
| citatation_issn |
0031-9007 |
| Subject |
Critical epinucleation; First-principle calculation; Homonucleation; Si(100); Islands |
| Subject LCSH |
Nucleation; Surface chemistry |
| Language |
eng |
| Bibliographic Citation |
Pala, R. G. S. & Liu, F. (2005). Critical epinucleation on reconstructured surfaces and first-principle calculation of homonucleation on Si(100). Physical Review Letters, 95(13), 136106. |
| Rights Management |
(c) American Physical Society http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.95.136106 |
| Format Medium |
application/pdf |
| Format Extent |
1,410,657 bytes |
| Identifier |
ir-main,12157 |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6kk9w4m |
| Setname |
ir_uspace |
| ID |
704580 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6kk9w4m |
