Stress and Strain in Epitaxy: Theoretical Concepts, Measurements and Applications

This book contains keynote lectures which have been delivered at the 3rd Porquerolles'' School on Surface Science, SIR2000 (Surfaces-Interfaces-Relaxation). The aim of this school was to review the main concepts necessary to understand the role of interfacial stress, strain and relaxation in crystal growth by heteroepitaxy. By bringing together scientists from various fields (physics, chemistry, m...