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Relaxation kinetics in two-dimensional structures

Jose L. Iguain, Laurent J. Lewis

cond-mat.mtrl-sciarXiv:cond-mat/0306419

Abstract

We have studied the approach to equilibrium of islands and pores in two dimensions. The two-regime scenario observed when islands evolve according to a set of particular rules, namely relaxation by steps at low temperature and smooth at high temperature, is generalized to a wide class of kinetic models and the two kinds of structures. Scaling laws for equilibration times are analytically derived and confirmed by kinetic Monte Carlo simulations.

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