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The early stage of thin film growth involves the arrival and accommodation of atoms on the surface (condensation), their migration along the surface (diffusion) and their aggregation into two-dimensional adatom islands (nucleation). The following three sections treat basic aspects of these processes, while the last section is devoted to a selection of advanced topics of current interest.
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Michely, T., Krug, J. (2004). Condensation, Diffusion and Nucleation. In: Islands, Mounds and Atoms. Springer Series in Surface Sciences, vol 42. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-18672-1_2
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