TY - JOUR
T1 - A fractal model for the first stages of thin film growth
AU - Jensen, Pablo
AU - Barabási, Albert László
AU - Larralde, Hernán
AU - Havlin, Shlomo
AU - Stanley, H. Eugene
PY - 1996/9
Y1 - 1996/9
N2 - In this paper, we briefly review a model that describes the diffusion-controlled aggregation exhibited by particles as they are deposited on a surface. This model allows us to understand many experiments of thin film deposition. In the Sec. 1, we describe the model, which incorporates deposition, particle and cluster diffusion, and aggregation. In Sec. 2, we study the dynamical evolution of the model. Finally, we analyze the effects of small cluster mobility and show that the introduction of cluster diffusion dramatically affects the dynamics of film growth. Some of these effects can be tested experimentally.
AB - In this paper, we briefly review a model that describes the diffusion-controlled aggregation exhibited by particles as they are deposited on a surface. This model allows us to understand many experiments of thin film deposition. In the Sec. 1, we describe the model, which incorporates deposition, particle and cluster diffusion, and aggregation. In Sec. 2, we study the dynamical evolution of the model. Finally, we analyze the effects of small cluster mobility and show that the introduction of cluster diffusion dramatically affects the dynamics of film growth. Some of these effects can be tested experimentally.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0000478873&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1142/S0218348X96000431
DO - 10.1142/S0218348X96000431
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0000478873
SN - 0218-348X
VL - 4
SP - 321
EP - 329
JO - Fractals
JF - Fractals
IS - 3
ER -