title: Surface morphology of a modified ballistic deposition model.
abstract: The surface and bulk properties of a modified ballistic deposition model are investigated. The deposition rule interpolates between nearest- and next-nearest-neighbor ballistic deposition and the random deposition models. The stickiness of the depositing particle is controlled by a parameter and the type of interparticle force. Two such forces are considered: Coulomb and van der Waals type. The interface width shows three distinct growth regions before eventual saturation. The rate of growth depends more strongly on the stickiness parameter than on the type of interparticle force. However, the porosity of the deposits is strongly influenced by the interparticle force.
authors.affiliation: B. N. S. Girls High School, Howrah 711 303, India and Department of Physics, University of Calcutta, Kolkata 700 009, India.
authors.forename: Kasturi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Banerjee
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics, University of Calcutta, Kolkata 700 009, India.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Shamanna
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics, Jadavpur University, Kolkata 700 032, India.
authors.forename: Subhankar
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ray
mesh_terms: D003198:Computer Simulation; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D016062:Porosity; D013499:Surface Properties