Morphology and etching processes on macroscopic metal catalysts

The growth of crystals and the equilibrium structure of their surfaces

W. K. Burton, N. Cabrera, F. C. Frank · Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London Series A Mathematical and Physical Sciences · 1951 · 5.3K citations

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Theory of Thermal Grooving

W. W. Mullins · Journal of Applied Physics · 1957 · 2.6K citations

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The Effect of Droplet Size on Surface Tension

Richard C. Tolman · The Journal of Chemical Physics · 1949 · 1.9K citations

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Some Theorems on the Free Energies of Crystal Surfaces

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The Statistical Mechanical Theory of Surface Tension

John G. Kirkwood, Frank P. Buff · The Journal of Chemical Physics · 1949 · 1.5K citations

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