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Adam Lloyd
Adam
Lloyd
Ying Zhou
Ying
Zhou
Miao Yu
Miao
Yu
Chris Scott
Chris
Scott
Roger Smith
Roger
Smith
Steven Kenny
Steven
Kenny
Reaction pathways in atomistic models of thin film growth
Loughborough University
2017
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Mathematical Sciences not elsewhere classified
2017-09-01 08:26:55
Journal contribution
https://repository.lboro.ac.uk/articles/journal_contribution/Reaction_pathways_in_atomistic_models_of_thin_film_growth/9235613
The atomistic processes that form the basis of thin film growth often involve complex multi-atom movements of atoms or groups of atoms on or close to the surface of a substrate. These transitions and their pathways are often difficult to predict in advance. By using an adaptive kinetic Monte Carlo (AKMC) approach many complex mechanisms can be identified so that the growth processes can be understood and ultimately controlled. Here the AKMC technique is briefly described along with some
special adaptions that can speed up the simulations when, for example, the transition barriers are small. Examples are given of such complex processes that occur in different material systems especially for the growth of metals and metallic oxides.