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Ehrlich-Schwoebel barrier: a standalone construct

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Thin films and interfaces

an extra energy barrier for adatoms crossing down a step edge, which biases growth toward mounds and three-dimensional roughening.

In thin films and interfaces, Ehrlich-Schwoebel barrier refers to an extra energy barrier for adatoms crossing down a step edge, which biases growth toward mounds and three-dimensional roughening. This meaning comes from Schwoebel (1966) in Journal of Applied Physics.[1]

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References

Schwoebel, R. L., & Shipsey, E. J. (1966). Step Motion on Crystal Surfaces. Journal of Applied Physics, 37(10), 3682-3686. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1707904

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