Island Nucleation

Island Nucleation is a nucleation mechanism in thin film growth wherein isolated three-dimensional clusters of the deposited material form and coalesce on a substrate surface, distinguished from layer-by-layer growth by its discontinuous, mound-like initiation mode.

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  1. JW
    James W. Evans

    Iowa State University, United States

    14 publications · 1.2K citations

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  2. MC
    M. C. Bartelt

    Iowa State University, United States

    12 publications · 1.9K citations

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  3. PA
    Paul A. Mulheran

    University of Strathclyde, United Kingdom

    12 publications · 530 citations

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  4. PA
    P. A. Thiel

    Iowa State University, United States

    9 publications · 973 citations

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  5. MF
    M. Fanfoni

    University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy

    9 publications · 196 citations

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  1. Physical review. B, Condensed matter

    PRB · 57 publications · 5.3K citations

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  2. Physical Review Letters

    PRL · 53 publications · 4.9K citations

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  3. Applied Physics Letters

    54 publications · 2.4K citations

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  4. Journal of Applied Physics

    41 publications · 2K citations

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  5. Physical Review B

    PRB · 34 publications · 1.1K citations

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