Equilibrium Shape and Size of Supported Heteroepitaxial Nanoislands

Details Equilibrium Shape and Size of Supported Heteroepitaxial Nanoislands Equilibrium Shape and Size of Supported Heteroepitaxial Nanoislands

2008-12-03

arxiv.org/abs/0812.0711v1

Eur. Phys. J. B 66 (2008) 175-183

Physics

Condensed Matter

Materials Science

9 pages, 7 figures

Scientific paper

10.1140/epjb/e2008-00410-8

We study the equilibrium shape, shape transitions and optimal size of strained heteroepitaxial nanoislands with a two-dimensional atomistic model using simply adjustable interatomic pair potentials. We map out the global phase diagram as a function of substrate-adsorbate misfit and interaction. This phase diagram reveals all the phases corresponding to different well-known growth modes. In particular, for large enough misfits and attractive substrate there is a Stranski-Krastanow regime, where nano-sized islands grow on top of wetting films. We analyze the various terms contributing to the total island energy in detail, and show how the competition between them leads to the optimal shape and size of the islands. Finally, we also develop an analytic interpolation formula for the various contributions to the total energy of strained nanoislands.

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