# Analytical solution of generalized Burton--Cabrera--Frank equations for growth and post--growth equilibration on vicinal surfaces

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Authors: S. Harris, P. \\v{S}milauer

Published: 1994-06-15T11:00:29.000Z

## Abstract

We investigate growth on vicinal surfaces by molecular beam epitaxy making use of a generalized Burton--Cabrera--Frank model. Our primary aim is to propose and implement a novel analytical program based on a perturbative solution of the non--linear equations describing the coupled adatom and dimer kinetics. These equations are considered as originating from a fully microscopic description that allows the step boundary conditions to be directly formulated in terms of the sticking coefficients at each step. As an example, we study the importance of diffusion barriers for adatoms hopping down descending steps (Schwoebel effect) during growth and post-growth equilibration of the surface.

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## Original sources and implementation

[Original paper](<https://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/9406062>)

[PDF](<https://arxiv.org/pdf/cond-mat/9406062.pdf>)