When growing a crystal, a planar front is desired for most of the applications. This plane
shape is often destroyed by instabilities of various types. In the case of growth from a …

The properties of steps in thermal equilibrium are described in the context of prediction of
the stability and evolution of nanostructures on surfaces. Experimental techniques for …

This book gives a systematic overview on the scientific fundamentals of crystal growth from
the classical phenomenological description to the recent theoretical contributions of …

The kinetics of monoatomic steps in diffusion-controlled crystal growth and evaporation
processes are investigated analytically using a Green's function approach. Integro …

A nonlinear evolution equation for a vicinal surface growing in the step flow mode is derived
in the limit of weak desorption. This limit turns out to be singular, and nonlinearities of …

We theoretically study step wandering and step bunching induced by the drift of adatoms
with attention to the permeability of steps. The critical drift velocity to induce the instability is …

The nonlinear evolution of a terrace edge during growth in the step-flow configuration is
investigated. Starting from the constitutive growth equations of Burton, Cabrera, and Frank …

The fluctuations of a train of steps on a vicinal surface at equilibrium and during evaporation
are studied in the framework of Burton, Cabrera and Frank's theory. Step fluctuations are …

A serpentine superlattice quantum-wire array avoids the tilt sensitivity of a tilted superlattice
and promises significant 1D confinement at the 10 nm scale. Transmission electron …

Fluctuation and morphology of steps growing in a surface diffusion field are studied
theoretically and by the Monte Carlo simulation. Owing to the asymmetry in step kinetics …