A stochastic approach to the study of atomistic processes in the early stages of thin-film growth
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The mechanistic details of the atomistic processes in the initial phases of thin-film development have been addressed by several scientific investigations. A theoretical method for assessing the statistical consequences of various assumptions on the nature of island growth was presented. The mechanisms of the atomistic processes were translated into the Markovian problem of studying the effect on unbiased, nearest-neighbor random walks on d = 2 dimensional lattice. The method was only applicable to d-dimensional lattices displaying arbitrary symmetry and connectivity.
Publication Name: Journal of Physical Chemistry B
Subject: Chemicals, plastics and rubber industries
ISSN: 1520-6106
Year: 1998
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Interfacial rate processes in adhesion and friction
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The roles of the irreversible and reversible intermolecular interaction processes in adhesion, fracture and friction of solid materials are discussed and various examples are included.
Publication Name: Journal of Physical Chemistry B
Subject: Chemicals, plastics and rubber industries
ISSN: 1520-6106
Year: 2000
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