Scaling properties of step bunches induced by sublimation and related mechanisms

J Krug, V Tonchev, S Stoyanov, A Pimpinelli - Physical Review B—Condensed …, 2005 - APS
This work provides a ground for a quantitative interpretation of experiments on step
bunching during sublimation of crystals with a pronounced Ehrlich-Schwoebel (ES) barrier …

Coexistence of bunching and meandering instability in simulated growth of 4H-SiC (0001) surface

F Krzyżewski, MA Załuska–Kotur - Journal of Applied Physics, 2014 - pubs.aip.org
Bunching and meandering instability of steps at the 4H-SiC (0001) surface is studied by the
kinetic Monte Carlo simulation method. Change in the character of step instability is …

Step bunches, nanowires and other vicinal “Creatures”—Ehrlich–Schwoebel effect by cellular automata

M Załuska-Kotur, H Popova, V Tonchev - Crystals, 2021 - mdpi.com
Different patterns can be created on the surface of growing crystals, among which the step
bunches and/or step meanders are two of the most studied. The Ehrlich–Schwoebel effect at …

Bismuth surfactant-enhanced III-As epitaxy on GaAs (111) A

AM Hassanen, J Herranz, L Geelhaar… - Semiconductor …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
Quantum dot (QD) growth on high ($ c_ {3v} $) symmetry GaAs {111} surfaces holds promise
for efficient entangled photon sources. Unfortunately, homoepitaxy on GaAs {111} surfaces …

Study on formation of step bunching on 6H-SiC (0001) surface by kinetic Monte Carlo method

Y Li, X Chen, J Su - Applied Surface Science, 2016 - Elsevier
The formation and evolution of step bunching during step-flow growth of 6H-SiC (0001)
surfaces were studied by three-dimensional kinetic Monte Carlo (KMC) method and …

Stepped morphology on vicinal 3C-and 4H-SiC (0001) faces: A kinetic Monte Carlo study

X Chen, Y Li - Surface Science, 2019 - Elsevier
Stepped morphologies on vicinal 3C-and 4H-SiC (0001) surfaces with the miscut toward [1
1¯ 00] or [11 2¯ 0] directions have been studied with a three-dimensional kinetic Monte …

Simulation of the growth kinetics in group IV compound semiconductors

A La Magna, A Alberti, E Barbagiovanni… - … status solidi (a), 2019 - Wiley Online Library
A stochastic simulation method designed to study at an atomic resolution the growth kinetics
of compounds characterized by the sp3‐type bonding symmetry is presented. Formalization …

Analyzing the Pattern Formation on Vicinal Surfaces in Diffusion-Limited and Kinetics-Limited Growth Regimes: The Effect of Step–Step Exclusion

H Popova - Crystal Growth & Design, 2023 - ACS Publications
The effect of step–step exclusion on growing vicinal surfaces destabilized by a step-up (SU)
or step-down (SD) driving force is extensively studied in diffusion-limited (DL) and kinetics …

Self-assembling of Ge dots on nanopatterns: experimental investigation of their formation, evolution and control

I Berbezier, A Ronda - Physical Review B—Condensed Matter and Materials …, 2007 - APS
Understanding and predicting quantum dots ordering is a central problem for many physical
processes. Here, we investigate the mechanisms which govern the self-assembling of Ge …

Step bunching process induced by the flow of steps at the sublimated crystal surface

MA Załuska‐Kotur, F Krzyżewski - Journal of Applied Physics, 2012 - pubs.aip.org
Stepped GaN (0001) surface is studied by the kinetic Monte Carlo method and compared
with the model based on Burton-Cabrera-Frank equations. Successive stages of surface …