Abstract
By applying rather standard techniques for equilibrium crystal shapes (Wulff construction), we derive a construction for the equilibrium shape of a 2D crystal grown between two parallel plane substrates. The critical distance of the substrates at which this crystal splits into two parts is computed as a function of the wall free energy of the substrates. This may open new perspectives for the measurement of wall free energies.
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De Coninck, J., Fruttero, J. & Ziermann, A. The equilibrium shape of a two-dimensional crystal between parallel planes. J Stat Phys 74, 1255–1264 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02188228
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02188228