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Nucleation and Epitaxy

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The creation of a new phase in the body of the mother phase, be it gas, liquid, or solid, is one of the most fundamental aspects of phase transitions in general and of crystal growth in particular. The potential barrier which a system must overcome in order to create a (crystalline) nucleus in the ideally homogeneous mother phase and which determines the rate of nucleation is defined, in homogeneous nucleation, by the interface energy. In heterogeneous nucleation on solid or liquid surfaces, microclusters, and ions, the properties of these foreign bodies are an additional factor upon which this barrier and rate depend. In heterogeneous nucleation on solid surfaces the role of surface inhomogeneities (steps, point defects) is also very important. Homogeneous and heterogeneous nucleation are discussed in Sect. 2.1,2 from both the macroscopic and microscopic points of view.

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