Research Article

Investigation of Step Growth on Nano Surfaces Depending on Temperature and Flux Rates Using the KMC Method

Volume: 46 Number: 1 March 25, 2025
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Investigation of Step Growth on Nano Surfaces Depending on Temperature and Flux Rates Using the KMC Method

Abstract

In this study, the growth of nano-sized surface step structures was examined using the Kinetic Monte Carlo (KMC) simulation technique. The step growth and correlation function on the nano surfaces were analyzed at surface energy values of Eb = 100 meV, Ed = 80 meV, Eds = 150 meV, and Ek = 80 meV, where Eb is the bonding enegy, Eds is the step edge diffusion , Ed is the surface diffusion and Ek Schwoebel energy barrier values , with a surface flux of 1 atom every 10 ns directed towards the pre-formed stepped surfaces on the nano surfaces. The simulation temperature was set to T = 250 K. In this case, step growth was limited, but cluster structures played an important role in stepped surface growth. In a different scenario, at T = 300 K, the amplitude increased at a constant rate, and there were no step fluctuations. Surface growth increased, and the surface fluctuation amplitude also grew. At T = 350 K, when the temperature was raised further, step fluctuations has become dominant, the step fluctuation continued to increase at a constant rate, the step amplitude grew, and the number of islands decreased compared to the other two cases. In addition the correlation of steps is investigated for each temperature. According to these results, the dynamics of step growth can be controlled by selecting an appropriate temperature and balancing the surface energy parameters.

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Project Number

FBA-2024-16928

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Primary Language

English

Subjects

Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics (Other) , Surface Physics

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

March 25, 2025

Submission Date

December 2, 2024

Acceptance Date

March 19, 2025

Published in Issue

Year 2025 Volume: 46 Number: 1

APA
Esen, M. (2025). Investigation of Step Growth on Nano Surfaces Depending on Temperature and Flux Rates Using the KMC Method. Cumhuriyet Science Journal, 46(1), 167-171. https://doi.org/10.17776/csj.1593496

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