Cellular Automata Modeling of Microcrystalline Structure Formation.

The paper discusses the problem of microcrystalline structure formation during magnetron sputtering. The authors suggest the model based on cellular automata approach combined with chemical kinetics considerations, briefly discuss a practical way for kinetic constants evaluation and derive their accurate values. The work numerically solves a particular problem of coating formation by magnetron sputter deposition in multicomponent chemically active plasma. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]