TY - JOUR
T1 - Why are computer simulations of growth useful?
AU - Jensen, Pablo
AU - Bardotti, Laurent
AU - Barabasi, Albert Laszlo
AU - Larralde, Hernan
AU - Havlin, Shlomo
AU - Stanley, H. Eugene
PY - 1996
Y1 - 1996
N2 - We show how computer simulations can give unique information on the growth of nanostructures and thin films. Specifically, they can predict the morphologies and the island size distributions corresponding to different growth mechanisms. This information cannot be obtained from other approaches such as mean-field mathematical theories or scaling analysis. Special attention is given to the effects of small cluster mobility on experimental results.
AB - We show how computer simulations can give unique information on the growth of nanostructures and thin films. Specifically, they can predict the morphologies and the island size distributions corresponding to different growth mechanisms. This information cannot be obtained from other approaches such as mean-field mathematical theories or scaling analysis. Special attention is given to the effects of small cluster mobility on experimental results.
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AN - SCOPUS:0029732540
SN - 0272-9172
VL - 407
SP - 391
EP - 398
JO - Materials Research Society Symposium - Proceedings
JF - Materials Research Society Symposium - Proceedings
T2 - Proceedings of the 1995 MRS Fall Symposium
Y2 - 27 November 1995 through 30 November 1995
ER -