Frank–van der Merve growth mode
(rus. механизм роста Франка – Ван дер Мерве otherwise механизм послойного роста)
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one of the three main thin film growth modes, describes layer-by-layer film growth.
Description
The Frank–van der Merve growth mode (layer-by-layer growth) corresponds to the situation when the atoms of a film are more strongly coupled with the substrate than with each other. As a result, the growth of the next layer does not begin until the completion of the previous one, i.e. the growth is strictly two-dimensional.
Authors
- Zotov Andrey V.
- Saranin Alexander A.
Source
- Oura K. et al. Surface Science: An Introduction // Springer, 2010 - 452 pp.