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Morphologies of Solid Surfaces Produced far from Equilibrium

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 February 2011

R. Stanley Williams,
Robijn Bruinsma and
Joseph Rudnick
R. Stanley Williams
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry University of California Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA 90024-1569
Robijn Bruinsma
Affiliation:
Department of Physics University of California Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA 90024-1547
Joseph Rudnick
Affiliation:
Department of Physics University of California Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA 90024-1547
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Abstract

We present the first quantitative experimental study of the morphology of amorphous solid surfaces formed by non-equilibrium processes and compare the results with theories developed to explain the formation of such surfaces.

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