Molecular dynamics and kinetic Monte Carlo simulations of Fe island growth on Cu(111)

• Published in: Surface science Vol. 317; no. 3; pp. 283 - 294
• Main Authors: Raeker, Todd J., DePristo, Andrew E.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Lausanne Elsevier B.V 01.10.1994; Amsterdam Elsevier Science; New York, NY
• Subjects: Applied sciences; Cross-disciplinary physics: materials science; rheology; Exact sciences and technology; Materials science; Metals. Metallurgy; Methods of crystal growth; physics of crystal growth; Physics; Theory and models of crystal growth; physics of crystal growth, crystal morphology and orientation; Theory and models of film growth; Crystal growth; Monte Carlo method; Transition elements; Molecular dynamics calculations; Theoretical study; Iron; Interaction potentials; Effective medium model; Island structure

We have performed extensive molecular dynamics (MD) simulations of a 0.07 ML coverage of Fe adatoms on Cu(111) at 300 K using a many-body interaction potential from the molecular dynamics/Monte-Carlo corrected effective medium theory. The Fe atoms were deposited randomly and then followed for two hu...