Nonlinear ripple formation in sputter erosion

A. L. Barabási, B. Kahng, H. Jeong, S. Park

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Abstract (may include machine translation)

We investigate the morphological features of sputter eroded surfaces, demonstrating that while at short times ripple formation is described by the linear theory, after a characteristic time the nonlinear terms determine the surface morphology. We also show that the morphological transitions induced by the nonlinear effects can be detected by monitoring the surface width and the erosion velocity.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)297-303
Number of pages7
JournalMaterials Research Society Symposium - Proceedings
Volume585
StatePublished - 2000
Externally publishedYes
EventFundamental Mechanisms of Low-Energy-Beam-Modified Surface Growth and Processing - Boston, MA, USA
Duration: 29 Nov 20002 Dec 2000

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