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Capture numbers in thin film nucleation theories
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In this paper, the evaluation of atom fluxes to stable clusters of differing sizes is analyzed for the problem of nucleation and growth of thin films on a substrate. And the physical reasons for the discrepancy, recently noted by Zinsmeister (1971), between current approaches to thin film nucleation theory are discussed.Abstract:
The evaluation of atom fluxes to stable clusters of differing sizes is analysed for the problem of nucleation and growth of thin films on a substrate. The physical reasons for the discrepancy, recently noted by Zinsmeister (1971), between current approaches to thin film nucleation theory are discussed.read more
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Nucleation and Initial-Growth Behavior of Thin-Film Deposits
B. Lewis,D. S. Campbell +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, it was shown that the capture of single atoms can be related to catchment areas associated with stable and critical nuclei, and that for the materials and conditions used in evaporation work the smallest stable cluster is normally a pair.
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Theory of thin film condensation. Part b: Solution of the simplified condensation equation
TL;DR: In contrast to the standard nucleation theory, in which thermodynamic (macroscopic) variables are used, the present theory uses atomic variables as discussed by the authors, which leads to a system of stochastic equations.
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A contribution to Frenkel's theory of condensation
TL;DR: In this paper, a new theory has been developed by extending Frenkel's approach, which included single atoms and twins only, to aggregates of any higher size, and it can be shown that decay processes of aggregates can be neglected for the usual deposition conditions.
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Theory of thin film condensation part C: Aggregate size distribution in island films☆
TL;DR: In this paper, the size distribution of aggregates is calculated as a mirror image of the adatom concentration as a function of time and the conditions under which it should be possible to observe the calculated size distributions are given in detail.
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Theory of thin film condensation Part D: Influence of a variable collision factor
TL;DR: In this article, a variable collision factor w(i)∼i 1 3 (i.e. w proportional to the diameter or circumference of an aggregate) is taken into account.