Low temperature shape relaxation of 2-d islands by edge diffusion

Details Low temperature shape relaxation of 2-d islands by edge diffusion Low temperature shape relaxation of 2-d islands by edge diffusion

2000-09-27

arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0009415v1

Physics

Condensed Matter

Materials Science

11 pages, 5 figures, to appear in Phys. Rev. B

Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevB.62.16074

We present a precise microscopic description of the limiting step for low temperature shape relaxation of two dimensional islands in which activated diffusion of particles along the boundary is the only mechanism of transport allowed. In particular, we are able to explain why the system is driven irreversibly towards equilibrium. Based on this description, we present a scheme for calculating the duration of the limiting step at each stage of the relaxation process. Finally, we calculate numerically the total relaxation time as predicted by our results and compare it with simulations of the relaxation process.

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