Conveners
W1-11 Thin Films (DSS) / Couches minces (DSS)
- Steve Patitsas (University of Lethbridge)
Defect engineering plays an essential role in materials science and is of paramount importance in thin-film device fabrication. Novel experimental methods are needed to identify and quantify defects during film growth. The Debye temperature (DT) of a solid is a representation of the stiffness and so is sensitive to defect concentrations. The DT tends to decrease in the vicinity of the surface...
The morphology of ice formed under flowing liquid water is a challenging
free-boundary problem. A common case in nature is the formation of icicles,
which grow as liquid water flows down the surface, freezing as it descends.
Theories of icicle growth have always assumed a thin liquid coat over the
entire icicle's surface. These theories predict the growth in length and mean
diameter...