A Model for Isotropic Crystal Growth from Vapor on a Patterned Substrate

Details A Model for Isotropic Crystal Growth from Vapor on a Patterned Substrate A Model for Isotropic Crystal Growth from Vapor on a Patterned Substrate

2001-10-16

arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0110319v1

Physics

Condensed Matter

Materials Science

21 pages; submitted to the Journal of Crystal Growth

Scientific paper

10.1016/S0022-0248(01)01934-0

We developed a consistent mathematical model for isotropic crystal growth on a substrate covered by the mask material with a periodic series of parallel long trenches where the substrate is exposed to the vapor phase. Surface diffusion and the flux of particles from vapor are assumed to be the main mechanisms of growth. A geometrical approach to the motion of crystal surface in two dimensions is adopted and nonlinear evolution equations are solved by a finite-difference method. The model allows the direct computation of the crystal surface shape, as well as the study of the effects due to mask regions of effectively nonzero thickness. As in experiments, lateral overgrowth of crystal onto the mask and enhanced growth in the region near the contact of the crystal and the mask is found, as well as the comparable crystal shapes. The growth rates in vertical and lateral directions are investigated.

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