Multiscale Modeling of Au-Island Ripening on Au(100)

Figure 8

Snapshots along the kMC simulation of an initially spherically shaped island of 912 atoms at 850 K. (a) Initial structure, (b) after 0.43 ns, (c) after 4.65 ns, and (d) after 322 ns.

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