Abstract
Experimental studies of phase transitions and coarsening phenomena under conserved and non-conserved order parameter conditions are of current interest since growth scaling law behaviour is theoretically predicted and self-similar size distributions are expected. We present the first detailed data on the system Sn on Si(100) and Si(111), sufficient to distinguish growth law exponents for the radius of three-dimensional clusters on two-dimensional surfaces under mass conservation conditions. The results for late stage growth support the theoretically predicted value for r(t) ∝ tn with n = 1 4 while a rather long transient regime is observed for early times.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 357-362 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Applied Surface Science |
Volume | 52 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1991 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
- Surfaces, Coatings and Films
- Condensed Matter Physics