posted on 2017-09-01, 08:26authored byAdam Lloyd, Ying Zhou, Miao Yu, Chris Scott, Roger Smith, Steven KennySteven Kenny
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.
Funding
We acknowledge EPSRC (Grant No. EP/K000055/1) and AGC Glass Europe for partial funding.
History
School
Science
Department
Mathematical Sciences
Published in
Journal of Chemical Physics
Citation
LLOYD, A.L. ...et al., 2017. Reaction pathways in atomistic models of thin film growth. Journal of Chemical Physics, 147 (15), 152719.
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Acceptance date
2017-08-18
Publication date
2017
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This is an Open Access Article. It is published by AIP Publishing under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence (CC BY). Full details of this licence are available at: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/