Abstract
In a recent paper [P.L. Ferrari, M. Prähofer, H. Spohn, Phys. Rev. E 69 (2004) 035102(R)], the scaling law of the fluctuations of the step limiting a crystal facet, as a function of the facet size, was computed. Ferrari et al. use rigorous, but physically rather obscure arguments. Approaching the problem from a different perspective, we rederive more transparently the scaling behavior of facet edge fluctuations as a function of time.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | L355-L360 |
Journal | Surface Science |
Volume | 598 |
Issue number | 1-3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Dec 20 2005 |
Keywords
- Morphology
- Single-crystal surfaces: curved surfaces
- Stepped surfaces
- Surface structure
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Surfaces and Interfaces
- Surfaces, Coatings and Films
- Materials Chemistry