Current Induced Faceting in Theory and Simulation
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We consider the effect that a directed migration of adatoms, such as that which arises due to an externally applied electric field, bas over the morphology of a crystal surface. Applying linear stability arguments to a continuum model we find that the stability of a surface is determmed by the depeiidence of the adatom mobility on the surface orientation. In one
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