title: Nonlinear evolution of surface morphology under shadowing.
abstract: Fluorocarbon thin-film deposition is studied, which shows an anomalous high dynamic growth exponent and therefore does not fit in any universal class of fractal surface growth models. A detailed analysis of the nonlinear behavior of the surface morphology evolution is carried out, quantifying several features of the shadowing instability. A synergy effect with the Kardar-Parisi-Zhang nonlinearity, which couple the large scales induced by shadowing with intermediate scales, may explain the anomalous high growth exponent.
authors.affiliation: Max-Planck-Institut für Plasmaphysik, Association Euratom-IPP, 85748 Garching, Germany.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Manz
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Fedorczak
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Dittmar
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Baloniak
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: von Keudell