Article | REF: A1365 V1

Surface structure of solids

Author: Jean-Marc GAY

Publication date: October 10, 1996

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3. Solid surface morphology

The means of obtaining a solid surface are diverse, ranging from fracture, cleavage or erosion, to formation by a crystal growth process, around a seed or by deposition on a substrate. Depending on the thermodynamic conditions (temperature, pressure, flow, etc.), the surface formed may appear in a stable or metastable equilibrium state, or in a non-equilibrium state.

Example of Wulff construction and equilibrium forms
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