Physics – Condensed Matter – Materials Science
Scientific paper
2008-12-03
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.
Ala-Nissila Tapio
Granato Enzo
Jalkanen J.
Trushin Oleg
Ying See-Chen
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