Spontaneous Symmetry Breaking in Crystal Growth

2009 Fiscal Year Self-evaluation Report

• Project/Area Number: 19540410
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Mathematical physics/Fundamental condensed matter physics
• Research Institution: Keio University
• Principal Investigator: 齋藤 幸夫 (SAITO 幸夫) Keio University, 理工学部, 教授 (20162240)
• Project Period (FY): 2007 – 2010
• Keywords: 統計物理学

Research Abstract

熱平衡にある系の対称性の破れは自由エネルギー最小の原理から理解できる。しかし、平衡にない系での対称性の自発的破れの理解は進んでいない。結晶成長という非平衡系を具体的舞台として、対称性の破れを調べる。具体的には(1)結晶成長におけるキラル対称性の破れ、(2)ヘテロエピタキシャル系の形態形成とダイナミクスを研究する。

Research Products

• [Journal Article] Dewetting of ultra-thin solid films (2009)
  • Author(s): Olivier Pierre-Louis, Anna Chame, Yukio Saito
  • Journal Title: Physical Review Letters 103 Pages: 195501-1-4
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Selection of Crystal Chirality: Equilibrium or Nonequilibrium? (2009)
  • Author(s): Yukio Saito, Hiroyuki Hyuga
  • Journal Title: Journal of Physical Society of Japan 78 Pages: 104001-1-10
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Dewetting of a solid monolayer. (2007)
  • Author(s): Olivier Pierre-Louis, Anna Chame, Yukio Saito
  • Journal Title: Physical Review Letters 99 Pages: 136101/1-4
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Presentation] Homochirality in chemical reaction and in crystal growth. (2008)
  • Author(s): Yukio Saito
  • Organizer: Japan - Netherland Symposium on Crystal Growth
  • Place of Presentation: 札幌、日本
  • Year and Date: 2008-10-20
• [Presentation] Elastic lattice model on surface morphology. (2008)
  • Author(s): Yukio Saito
  • Organizer: NanoSteps: Self-organized nanostructures on crystal surfaces
  • Place of Presentation: Cargese, フランス
  • Year and Date: 2008-06-04
• [Presentation] Growth of Chiral Crystals. (2008)
  • Author(s): Yukio Saito
  • Organizer: Origin of Homochirality
  • Place of Presentation: Stockholm, スウェーデン
  • Year and Date: 2008-02-21