Island Growth (IMAGE)

DOE/Argonne National Laboratory

Island Growth

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This image from a simulation shows the formation of islands during layer-by-layer growth of a gallium nitride crystal. In this image, each color corresponds to a different layer and snapshots are shown at different points in time. A new discovery has shown that each layer tends to form in a pattern similar to the preceding layer.

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Argonne National Laboratory

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