On the Melting and Disordering of Thin Epitaxial Films

The disordering of thin films formed on the (100) plane of the face centred cubic (fcc) crystal was studied by the Monte Carlo simulation method. It was shown that the adsorbed films, which order into the (1 × 1) structure in each layer at low temperatures, disorder in a layer-by-layer mode, at leas...

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Main Authors: A. Patrykiejew, S. Sokolowski
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Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2007-09-01
Series:Adsorption Science & Technology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1260/0263-6174.25.7.451
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description The disordering of thin films formed on the (100) plane of the face centred cubic (fcc) crystal was studied by the Monte Carlo simulation method. It was shown that the adsorbed films, which order into the (1 × 1) structure in each layer at low temperatures, disorder in a layer-by-layer mode, at least for films with thicknesses of up to 12 layers. It was also demonstrated that, with increasing film thickness, the temperature at which the film disorders depended on the strain resulting from the mismatch between the sizes of the adsorbate atoms and the surface lattice.
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spelling doaj-art-3eebb095973648ab85f68441681dd3442025-01-02T22:37:34ZengSAGE PublishingAdsorption Science & Technology0263-61742048-40382007-09-012510.1260/0263-6174.25.7.451On the Melting and Disordering of Thin Epitaxial FilmsA. PatrykiejewS. SokolowskiThe disordering of thin films formed on the (100) plane of the face centred cubic (fcc) crystal was studied by the Monte Carlo simulation method. It was shown that the adsorbed films, which order into the (1 × 1) structure in each layer at low temperatures, disorder in a layer-by-layer mode, at least for films with thicknesses of up to 12 layers. It was also demonstrated that, with increasing film thickness, the temperature at which the film disorders depended on the strain resulting from the mismatch between the sizes of the adsorbate atoms and the surface lattice.https://doi.org/10.1260/0263-6174.25.7.451
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