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 …

This report deals with the mechanism behind the unusual behavior of nanostructures in
mechanical strength, thermal stability, acoustics (lattice dynamics), photonics, electronics …

Homoepitaxy provides an ideal testing ground for fundamental concepts in film growth. The
rich variety of complex far-from-equilibrium morphologies which can form during deposition …

We report the growth of high-quality AlN films on nano-patterned sapphire substrates
(NPSSs) by graphene-assisted quasi-van der Waals epitaxy, which enables rapid …

Understanding of metal oxidation is critical to corrosion control, catalysis synthesis, and
advanced materials engineering. Although, metal oxidation process is rather complicated …

Metal surface oxidation is governed by surface mass transport processes. Realistic surfaces
have many defects such as step edges, which often dictate the oxide growth dynamics and …

The growth mechanism of the electrodeposited single crystalline nanowires is generally
considered to follow a three-dimensional to two-dimensional (2D) transition mode, and as …

In situ TEM experiments have shown that the oxidation of stepped Cu (100) surface results
in a flat Cu2O film, which is different from the 3D oxide island structure that usually forms on …

Ultrathin PtSe2 ribbons can host spin‐polarized edge states and distinct edge
electrocatalytic activity, emerging as a promising candidate for versatile applications in …

Recently we reported the formation of a quasiperiodic Cu thin film on the fivefold icosahedral
Al-Pd-Mn quasicrystal using scanning tunneling microscopy, low energy electron diffraction …