| Issue |
Europhys. Lett.
Volume 50, Number 1, April I 2000
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|---|---|---|
| Page(s) | 61 - 67 | |
| Section | Condensed matter: structure, mechanical and thermal properties | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1209/epl/i2000-00235-7 | |
| Published online | 01 September 2002 | |
Amorphous thin-film growth: Theory compared with experiment
Institut für Physik, Universität Augsburg -
D-86135 Augsburg, Germany
Received:
1
July
1999
Accepted:
14
January
2000
Experimental results on amorphous ZrAlCu thin-film growth and the dynamics of the surface morphology as predicted from a minimal nonlinear stochastic deposition equation are analysed and compared. Key points of this study are: i) an estimation procedure for coefficients entering into the growth equation and ii) a detailed analysis and interpretation of the time evolution of the correlation length and the surface roughness. The results corroborate the usefulness of the deposition equation as a tool for studying amorphous growth processes.
PACS: 68.35.Bs – Surface structure and topography / 61.43.Dq – Amorphous semiconductors, metals and alloys
© EDP Sciences, 2000
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