Modeling the initial monolayer formation in thermally localized surface deposition

In atomic layer deposition (ALD), thin layers of materials are deposited on a substrate with atomic layer precision in the vertical direction. The ability to control layer growth in the lateral direction as well is expected to greatly increase the potential of ALD as a path to the bottom-up additive fabrication of electronic devices like solar...

Understanding the Hydration Process of Salts: The Impact of a Nucleation Barrier

The solid-state hydration of salts has gained particular interest within the frame of thermochemical energy storage. In this work, the water vapor pressure-temperature (p-T) phase diagram of the following thermochemical salts was constructed by combining equilibrium and nonequilibrium hydration experiments: CuCl 2 , K 2 CO 3 , MgCl 2 ·4H 2 O,...