Physics – Condensed Matter
Scientific paper
1997-08-29
revised version in: Europhys. Lett. 41(4), pp. 443-448 (1998)
Physics
Condensed Matter
8 pages Latex2e, 4 Postscript figures included, uses packages a4wide,epsfig,psfig,amsfonts,latexsym
Scientific paper
10.1209/epl/i1998-00171-0
A discrete solid-on-solid model of epitaxial growth is introduced which, in a simple manner, takes into account the effect of an Ehrlich-Schwoebel barrier at step edges as well as the local relaxation of incoming particles. Furthermore a fast step edge diffusion is included in 2+1 dimensions. The model exhibits the formation of pyramid-like structures with a well-defined constant inclination angle. Two regimes can be distinguished clearly: in an initial phase (I) a definite slope is selected while the number of pyramids remains unchanged. Then a coarsening process (II) is observed which decreases the number of islands according to a power law in time. Simulations support self-affine scaling of the growing surface in both regimes. The roughness exponent is alpha =1 in all cases. For growth in 1+1 dimensions we obtain dynamic exponents z = 2 (I) and z = 3 (II). Simulations for d=2+1 seem to be consistent with z= 2 (I) and z= 2.3 (II) respectively.
Biehl Michael
Kinzel Wolfgang
Schinzer Stefan
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