A comparative study of correlation methods for determination of fractal parameters in surface characterization

• Published in: Applied surface science Vol. 293; pp. 196 - 201
• Main Authors: Kulesza, Slawomir, Bramowicz, Miroslaw
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam Elsevier B.V 28.02.2014; Elsevier
• Subjects: Condensed matter: electronic structure, electrical, magnetic, and optical properties; Condensed matter: structure, mechanical and thermal properties; Cross-disciplinary physics: materials science; rheology; Exact sciences and technology; Fractal analysis; Physics; Polycrystalline films; Surface topography; Polycrystalline films; Fractal analysis; Surface topography; Fractals; Correlation methods

•Determination of fractal dimension by the autocorrelation method, structure function method, roughness method, and cube count method.•Comparison of the numerical accuracy of the methods.•Time-evolution of fractal parameters and anisotropy measures.•Recommendations for using each method. An analysis...