The modification of Cabrera and Levine formula which describes step distance on crystal surface is proposed. Replacing of bulk supersaturation by theoretically calculated surface supersaturation makes the so modified Cabrera and Levine approximation usable for both low and high supersaturations. In the case of middle values of supersaturations which are most frequently used in crystal growth practice, the modified approximation gives better results than other approximations.

Date Published: 14 July 1997
PDF: 4 pages
Proc. SPIE 3178, Solid State Crystals: Growth and Characterization, (14 July 1997); doi: 10.1117/12.280719

Published in SPIE Proceedings Vol. 3178:
Solid State Crystals: Growth and Characterization
Jozef Zmija; Andrzej Majchrowski; Jaroslaw Rutkowski; Jerzy Zielinski, Editor(s)