Deposition process, theoretical interpretation

Theoretical and experimental studies of the initial stages of building of a metal crystal lattice introduced a major advancement in the interpretation of the deposition processes and resulted in a series of new models [1, 16]. Experimental studies include applications of in situ surface analytical methods [17-21], including scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) and atomic force microscopy (AFM). 

On the other hand, a proper theoretical interpretation of experimental results for ajhe < 5 would require a true three-dimensional modeling of particle deposition process with appropriate expressions for the many-body electrostatic interactions. An attempt in this direction was undertaken by Oberholzer et al. [196], who considered the true three-dimensional transport in a force field stemming fi om adsorbed particles and the interface. Because the authors still used the LSA approach (generaUzed for the two particle/interface configuration as previously mentioned), the deviation fi om the two-dimensional RSA simulations with respect to was found to be not too significant. 

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