Physics – Condensed Matter – Materials Science
Scientific paper
2005-11-30
J. Mol. Struct.: THEOCHEM 769, 207-210 (2006)
Physics
Condensed Matter
Materials Science
6 pages, 5 figs. RevTex
Scientific paper
10.1016/j.theochem.2006.04.031
We present analytical results and kinetic Monte Carlo simulations for the mobility and microscopic structure of solid-on-solid (SOS) interfaces driven far from equilibrium by an external force, such as an applied field or (electro)chemical potential difference. The interfaces evolve under a specific stochastic dynamic with a local energy barrier (an Arrhenius dynamic), known as the transition dynamics approximation (TDA). We calculate the average height of steps on the interface, the average interface velocity, and the skewness of the interface as functions of the driving force and the height of the energy barrier. We find that the microscopic interface structure depends quite strongly on the barrier height. As the barrier becomes higher, the local interface width decreases and the skewness increases, suggesting increasing short-range correlations between the step heights.
Buendia Gloria M.
Kolesik Miroslav
Rikvold Per Arne
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