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Step Edge Nucleation

Step Edge Nucleation is a thin film nucleation mechanism in which atomic or molecular deposition preferentially occurs at the edges of existing surface steps on a substrate, thereby reducing the thermodynamic barrier for nucleation compared to terrace sites.

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2017–2026

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Step-Edge-Guided Nucleation and Growth of Aligned WSe<sub>2</sub> on Sapphire <i>via</i> a Layer-over-Layer Growth Mode

Liang Chen, Bilu Liu, Mingyuan Ge et al. · ACS Nano · 2015 · 223 citations

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Metal oxide nanoparticles induced step-edge nucleation of stable Li metal anode working under an ultrahigh current density of 15 mA cm−2

Chengbin Jin, Ouwei Sheng, Yun Lu et al. · Nano Energy · 2018 · 171 citations

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"Molecule Corrals" for Studies of Monolayer Organic Films

David L. Patrick, Victor J. Cee, Thomas P. Beebe · Science · 1994 · 92 citations

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Nucleation in Si(001) Homoepitaxial Growth

Wolfgang Theis, R. M. Tromp · Physical Review Letters · 1996 · 65 citations

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Elastic limit for surface step dislocation nucleation in face-centered cubic metals: Temperature and step height dependence

S. Brochard, Pierre Hirel, Laurent Pizzagalli et al. · Acta Materialia · 2010 · 65 citations

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Authors

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  1. CC
    Claudio Castellano

    Istituto Psicoanalitico per le Ricerche Sociali, Italy

    3 publications · 50 citations

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  2. PP
    Paolo Politi

    Institute for Complex Systems, Italy

    3 publications · 50 citations

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  3. BR
    Bogdan Ranguelov

    Institute of Physical Chemistry, Bulgaria

    2 publications · 48 citations

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  4. CP
    C. P. Flynn

    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, United States

    2 publications · 46 citations

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  5. IM
    Ivan Markov

    Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Bulgaria

    2 publications · 61 citations

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Institutions

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  1. Institute of Physical Chemistry

    Sofia, Bulgaria

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    109 citations

  2. Istituto Nazionale per la Fisica della Materia

    Genoa, Italy

    3 h-index

    6 publications

    100 citations

  3. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Urbana, United States

    2 h-index

    7 publications

    153 citations

  4. Bulgarian Academy of Sciences

    Sofia, Bulgaria

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    91 citations

  5. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    2 h-index

    5 publications

    309 citations

  6. Novosibirsk State University

    Novosibirsk, Russia

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    18 citations

  7. AT&T (United States)

    Bedminster, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    12 citations

  8. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

    Hong Kong, Hong Kong

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    30 citations

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Venues

  1. Physical Review Letters

    PRL · 5 publications · 217 citations

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  2. Surface Science

    4 publications · 82 citations

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  3. Journal of Crystal Growth

    4 publications · 130 citations

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  4. Physical review. B, Condensed matter

    PRB · 4 publications · 69 citations

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  5. Physical Review B

    PRB · 3 publications · 59 citations

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