Solid-state dewetting of thin films

CV Thompson - Annual Review of Materials Research, 2012 - annualreviews.org
Solid films are usually metastable or unstable in the as-deposited state, and they will dewet
or agglomerate to form islands when heated to sufficiently high temperatures. This process …

Dewetting mechanisms and their exploitation for the large-scale fabrication of advanced nanophotonic systems

J Ye, D Zuev, S Makarov - International Materials Reviews, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Recent progress in submicron-and nano-fabrication technologies has led to the emergence
of novel photonic structures such as optical nanoantennas and metasurfaces. Real-life …

Templated dewetting: designing entirely self-organized platforms for photocatalysis

M Altomare, NT Nguyen, P Schmuki - Chemical science, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Formation and dispersion of metal nanoparticles on oxide surfaces in site-specific or even
arrayed configuration are key in various technological processes such as catalysis …

Surface-energy-driven dewetting theory of silicon-on-insulator agglomeration

DT Danielson, DK Sparacin, J Michel… - Journal of applied …, 2006 - pubs.aip.org
The thermal agglomeration of ultrathin (< 30 nm) single crystal silicon-on-insulator (SOI)
films is a morphological evolution phenomenon with practical and scientific importance. This …

Self‐Assembly of Nanocrystalline Structures from Freestanding Oxide Membranes

V Harbola, YJ Wu, H Wang, S Smink… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The exploration of crystalline nanostructures enhances the understanding of quantum
phenomena occurring in spatially confined quantum matter and may lead to functional …

Dynamics of solid thin-film dewetting in the silicon-on-insulator system

E Bussmann, F Cheynis, F Leroy, P Müller… - New Journal of …, 2011 - iopscience.iop.org
Using low-energy electron microscopy movies, we have measured the dewetting dynamics
of single-crystal Si (001) thin films on SiO 2 substrates. During annealing (T> 700 C), voids …

Dewetting dynamics of silicon-on-insulator thin films

F Cheynis, E Bussmann, F Leroy, T Passanante… - Physical Review B …, 2011 - APS
Using low-energy electron microscopy (LEEM), we have measured, in real time, the
dewetting of single-crystal Si (001) thin films on amorphous silicon dioxide substrates, which …

Dynamics, anisotropy, and stability of silicon-on-insulator dewetting fronts

F Leroy, F Cheynis, T Passanante, P Müller - Physical Review B—Condensed …, 2012 - APS
We report on the anisotropy of solid state dewetting of straight fronts of Si (001)/SiO 2
obtained by electron beam lithography. The〈 110〉 front is stable. It recedes with formation …

Dynamics and instability of solid-state dewetting

F Cheynis, F Leroy, P Müller - Comptes …, 2013 - comptes-rendus.academie-sciences …
F. Cheynis et al./CR Physique 14 (2013) 578–589 579 par couche limité par la nucléation
bidimensionnelle sur la face sommitale du bourrelet,(iii) le mécanisme final de génération …

[HTML][HTML] The mechanism of corner instabilities in single-crystal thin films during dewetting

RV Zucker, GH Kim, J Ye, WC Carter… - Journal of Applied …, 2016 - pubs.aip.org
Dewetting is a well-known degradation mechanism for thin films at elevated temperatures. It
is driven by surface energy minimization and occurs while the film is solid. The dewetting …