Inhomogeneous growth processes

Dietrich E. Wolf, Lei Han Tang

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Abstract

It is proposed that inhomogeneities in the deposition rate can be a powerful tool for investigating properties of growing films. The macroscopic shape of the resulting surface deformation is discussed analytically for the growth equation proposed by Kardar, Parisi, and Zhang [Phys. Rev. Lett. 56, 889 (1986)]. Computer simulations for a single-step growth model confirm the predictions based on this equation and give explicit values for its parameters. It is argued that inhomogeneous deposition also provides a new method for measuring the roughness exponent.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1591-1594
Number of pages4
JournalPhysical Review Letters
Volume65
Issue number13
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 24 Sept 1990

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