Role of Surface Diffusion in Stabilizing the Surface of a Solid Growing from Solution or Vapor
- 15 March 1966
- journal article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Journal of Applied Physics
- Vol. 37 (4), 1548-1550
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1708565
Abstract
The effect of surface diffusion on the stability of shape of a solid growing by diffusion in a supersaturated solution or vapor is considered. Cylindrical and spherical shapes are treated. It is found that under some conditions, for example, vapor-phase growth of metals in the presence of an inert gas, surface diffusion can provide a significant enhancement of the stability.Keywords
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