Anisotropy effects during unstable step flow growth [Elektronische Ressource] / von Gerrit Danker

Anisotropy Effects DuringUnstable Step Flow GrowthDissertationzur Erlangung des akademischen Gradesdoctor rerum naturalium(Dr. rer. nat.),genehmigt durch dieFakultat fur Naturwissenschaften der Otto-von-Guericke-Universitat Magdeburgvon Dipl.-Phys. Gerrit Dankergeb. am 23. Oktober 1975 in MagdeburgGutachter: Prof. Dr. Klaus KassnerDr. Chaouqi MisbahPrivatdozent Dr. Axel VoigtEingereicht am: 29. Juni 2005Verteidigung am: 10. November 2005AcknowledgementsFirst of all I would like to thank my supervisor Klaus Kassner for his overallsupport during the various stages of my Ph.D. studies. I am grateful for thepleasant working environment and many important learning opportunities.This work is the result of a fruitful collaboration with Laboratoire de Spec-trometriePhysiqueinGrenoble, whereIspentnumerousenjoyableresearchvisits.I am indebted to Chaouqi Misbah for this opportunity and I would like to thankhim for his great hospitality and many inspiring discussions.I am very grateful to Olivier Pierre-Louis for patiently explaining theoreticaltechniques and for many important discussions that helped to shape my under-standingofstepowgrowth. Iwouldalsoliketothankhimforvaluablecommentson the manuscript of this thesis and for his great hospitality.IwouldliketothankHeikeEmmerichforintroducingmetotheinteresting eldof crystal steps and for guiding me at the beginning of my Ph.D. work.