Generic scale invariance in continuum models of two-dimensional surfaces

  • Vivo, Edoardo
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Publication date
July 2014

Abstract

Mención Internacional en el título de doctorThe study of interfacial phenomena has always constituted an integral part of condensed matter physics and materials science. Indeed, most properties of real materials depend crucially on the presence of imperfections, such as bulk vacancies, dislocations, surface roughness, etc. which derive from the non-equilibrium conditions under which the material has formed [1, 2]. In the last century, the increasing interest in systems with considerable surface to volume ratio, such as for instance devices at the nanoscale, has attracted scientists from different fields, from physics to chemistry, biology, or engineering [3]. This is due to the great amount of technological applications of such syst...

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