Abstract
We study the relaxation of surface profiles by solving numerically the continuum equations as a free boundary problem. For surface diffusion we obtain a nearly linear decay of the profile height in the scaling regime. For evaporation dynamics there are two distinct self-similar solutions depending on the functional form of the surface mobility.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 365-372 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Surface Science |
| Volume | 324 |
| Issue number | 2-3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 10 Feb 1995 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Models of non-equilibrium phenomena
- Models of surface kinetics
- Solid-gas interfaces